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How to pronounce “shenanigan”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of shenanigan with real speech in context.
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- Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future
This is not some new-fangled shenanigan where we're trying
- Definition summary
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) singular of shenanigans: a deceitful confidence trick; also, an act of mischief; a prank, a trick; an act of mischievous play, especially by children.
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How to pronounce shenanigan
Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future

This is not some new-fangled shenanigan where we're trying
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A Deep Dive Into “shenanigan”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) singular of shenanigans: a deceitful confidence trick; also, an act of mischief; a prank, a trick; an act of mischievous play, especially by children.
- (uncountable, dated, rare) Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour; skulduggery, trickery; also, mischievous behaviour or play; high jinks.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To play a deceitful confidence trick on (someone); to swindle, to trick; also, to carry out an act of mischief on (someone); to prank.
- (intransitive) To play a deceitful confidence trick; also, to carry out an act of mischief.
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