Meaning

3 senses
  1. (plural, usually plural)Mischievous play, especially by children.

    Shanti and Tom are playing noisily upstairs again. They’re up to their usual shenanigans.

    Ausfressereien

    озорство́ozorstvó, озорнича́ниеozorničánije

  2. (plural, usually plural)Deceitful tricks; trickery; games.

    You should learn to spot their shenanigans and avoid being fooled.

    The advertisement said it would cost $50, but they charged me $75 at the register. I declare shenanigans.

    Schummelei, Pfuscherei, Streich

    махина́цииmaxinácii, проде́лкиprodélki, надува́тельствоnaduvátelʹstvo

  3. (plural, usually plural)Strange, unusual, weird, or wacky occurrences.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
mischievous play:
deceitful tricks:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
mischievous play:
deceitful tricks:

Forms

plural: shenaniganses

Synonyms

5 synonyms
mischievous play:high jinkshijinks
deceitful tricks:skulduggerydirty trickshornswoggling

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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