shenanigan

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But far more people are just outraged that this shenanigan is being allowed to continue at all.

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  1. noun A deceitful trick; an underhanded act.
  2. noun Remarks intended to deceive; deceit. Often used in the plural.
  3. noun A playful or mischievous act; a prank.

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  • "You didn't want Henry working any shenanigan, and at the same time you didn't want to make him suspicious Doc nodded Monk said, "Well, let's get organized. —  064 - The Submarine Mystery
  • Yeah, yeah, I'm sure there's some very important legal reason Quiznos needed to slap said disclaimer on its new ad showing the old woman at the laundromat devouring a five-dollar bill, but if someone is actually dumb enough to attempt such a shenanigan at home, doesn't he or she deserve a few troubling digestive side-effects? —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • There is nothing funny, however, about another Illinois political shenanigan.
  • Being a newbie to the whole interview shenanigan, I'm not sure where to place this interview conducted by The Pakistan Spectator. —  Qwaider Planet
  • I think the TNGOP are a bunch of ignorant vaguely corrupt full of themselves blowhards, but who has been at the center of almost ever single political shenanigan in the ten years I've lived here? —  Tiny Cat Pants
 

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/ʃəˈnænɪgən/
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