Crossword clues for shenanigan
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1855, of uncertain origin. Earliest records of it are in San Francisco and Sacramento, California, U.S. Suggestions include Spanish chanada, a shortened form of charranada "trick, deceit;" or, less likely, German Schenigelei, peddler's argot for "work, craft," or the related German slang verb schinäglen. Another guess centers on Irish sionnach "fox."
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context countable English) A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance. 2 (label en rare) (singular of shenanigans English)
WordNet
n. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness]
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) [syn: trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile]
Usage examples of "shenanigan".
My sources tell me the delay may be due to some local Monist shenanigans.
In Johnstown this unusual currency would have caused a stir, but Albany was a town built on some two hundred years of high intrigue and trading shenanigans.
Bar Admissions and Discipline, the agency that licenses attorneys, might go after Mort for aiding in these shenanigans if they ever learned about them, but Robbie's explanation protected Dinnerstein against criminal prosecution, at least in our state.
I made a promise I wouldn't breathe a word about your shenanigans.
Maybe some financial shenanigans, some double-dipping into the old well.
I hear towns farther out can get away with all kinds shenanigans on their taxes.
It's not for a few tons of gold, or some stock market shenanigans or a few gray area deals with the PRC however many millionstre involved.
It's not for a few tons of gold, or some stock market shenanigans or a few gray area deals with the PRC however many millions're involved.
Then we’ll examine two headers that reveal some interesting shenanigans.
The original Ladd Devine had not objected much to the unfair 1935 water compact shenanigans, which somewhat damaged his sheep operations by driving many of his herders elsewhere, because he was too busy buying up those herders' momentarily worthless land at bargain-basement prices.
One fer th' Mayor, one fer Saul Newberg, th' wholesal-ah, one fer Patty Shenanigan, one fer -- "
If Belle had given me orders while I was drugged to forget her shenanigans, either the orders had not taken or thirty years of cold sleep had washed out the hypnotic effect.
A few hours at clubs like Septembers or Shenanigans and most of my dates wanted to extend the evening at their place or mine.
Rounding out this nefarious Who's Who of Mila-gro gambling were the two state cops Bruno Martfnez and Granny Smith, who whiled away plenty of time and dollars down there when they weren't above ground keeping a sharp eye out for the heinous shenanigans of pernicious and unruly characters like Joe Mon-dragon, Benny Maestas, and Amarante Cordova.
She found it a witty and ingenious commentary on the dangerous schoolboy shenanigans of superpower gamesmanship.