Antonyms for shenanigan
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : shuh-nan-i-guh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃəˈnæn ɪ gən |
Definition of shenanigan
Origin :- 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."
- noun prank
- noun mischief
- I'll darn soon show ye what's the matter with me, you come any o' your shenanigan around here.
- Extract from : « Back Home » by Eugene Wood
- He was a bold man who attempted any shenanigan with Mart Haney, and the games of his halls were reported honest.
- Extract from : « Money Magic » by Hamlin Garland
Synonyms for shenanigan
- antic
- atrocity
- caper
- caprice
- catastrophe
- devilment
- devilry
- deviltry
- diablerie
- dirty trick
- escapade
- evil
- fancy
- fault
- fooling
- friskiness
- frolic
- frolicsomeness
- funny business
- gag
- gambol
- harm
- high jinks
- horseplay
- hotfoot
- hurt
- ill
- impishness
- injury
- joke
- lark
- levity
- lightness
- misbehavior
- mischievousness
- misconduct
- misdoing
- misfortune
- monkey business
- monkeyshines
- naughtiness
- outrage
- play
- playfulness
- prank
- prankishness
- put-on
- rascality
- rib
- roguery
- roguishness
- rollick
- roughhouse
- roughhousing
- rowdiness
- sabotage
- shenanigans
- shine
- skylarking
- spoof
- sport
- sportiveness
- tomfoolery
- transgression
- trick
- vandalism
- waggery
- waggishness
- waywardness
- whim
- wrong
- wrongdoing
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