shenanigan
(noun)
noun
1. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
Similar word(s): devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness
Definition categories: act, misbehavior, misdeed
2. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Similar word(s): chicane, chicanery, guile, trickery, wile
Definition categories: act, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation
Sentences with shenanigan as a noun:
- I spotted his next shenanigan — saw it coming — and so avoided being fooled.