shenanigan
noun · verbB2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, form of, in plural, informal, singular)(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.
I spotted his next shenanigan—saw it coming—and so avoided being fooled.
Đồng nghĩa: caper, capriccio, curvet, gag, gambade, high jinks, lark, marlock, monkeyshine, practical joke, prank, prat, reak, rag, shenanigan, trick, windup
- 2.
(dated, informal, rare, uncountable)Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour; skulduggery, trickery; also, mischievous behaviour or play; high jinks.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(informal, 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.
- 2.
(informal, intransitive)To play a deceitful confidence trick; also, to carry out an act of mischief.
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The origin of the noun is. As the earliest attestations are from California, U.S.A., in the 1850s towards the end of the California gold rush (see the quotations), it is possible that the word derives from one of the following: