Meaning of Shenanigans | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Mischievous play, especially by children.
   plural, plural-normally
2. Deceitful tricks; trickery; games.
   plural, plural-normally
3. Strange, unusual, weird, or wacky occurrences.
   plural, plural-normally

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Examples

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

“Well, I'm not the woman to stand⟳ any shenanigans from a child of mine. I could name⟳ you dead loads of women that are just completely walked over by their children.”

“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.”

“One of Professor [John] Moon's most astonishing "experiments," consisted of holding a watch⟳ suspended from a short chain at arm's length, and allowing anyone in the pit to pull⟳ pistol and "blaze away" at the word "fire," whereupon the watch⟳ would most unconscionably disappear⟳. An individual who had attended several evenings and witnessed the "experiment⟳," suspected, in the classic language of the times, that there was something of "shenanigan" in it.”

“There are stories still told how money was used and promised, but from the best knowledge I can acquire⟳, I think⟳ this is not true. If sharp practice was played, and "shenanigan" was used, we, to-day, looking back upon those times, cannot say⟳ that evil has come⟳ of it.”

“And you remember⟳ that she is a pal of ours, and you're to act like⟳ a gentleman, no shenanigans, or I'll skin you alive!”

“On the table top behind him lay⟳ the letter from the Vatican. It was what he had dreaded. Shenanigans like⟳ that don't go for long unnoticed. Canon Tom may have⟳ provided the Church with a touch⟳ of class, but when the chips were down, he was expendable.”

“FDA [Food and Drug Administration] commissioner Scott Gottlieb yesterday called on brand name⟳ drug companies to "end⟳ the shenanigans" that restrict generic drug competition, specifically pointing to the tactic of slow-playing shared Risk⟳ Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) terms intended to prevent⟳ generic manufacturers from purchasing drug products needed to run⟳ bioequivalence or bioavailability studies that FDA approval requires.”

“In a panel discussion at BuzzFeed's office, Oscar-winner Meryl Streep told "The Post⟳" director Steven Spielberg and co-star Tom Hanks that settlements like⟳ those paid to Harvey Weinstein's accusers would not have⟳ been necessary if more women held positions of power. "If the boards of the company were half female, there wouldn't ever have⟳ been payoffs to anybody," Streep said. "None of this – the shenanigans wouldn't have⟳ occurred."”

“It shouldn't take⟳ much imagination to see⟳ why the forced dismissal of Congress by the president would be the most truly of nuclear shenanigans and the fallout would affect⟳, like⟳ every part of the government. But that's the sort⟳ of thing that can happen⟳ when shenanigans infinitely escalate.”

“"I'm sorry, but I'm not going to devote any of tonight's news to evil monkey shenanigans unless you can find⟳ something more down to earth to focus⟳ your report⟳ on."”

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