shenanigan
Bit of trickery
Shenanigan, usually in the plural, refers to mischievous or deceitful behavior.
The word ranges from playful pranks to serious misconduct: The kids were up to their usual shenanigans suggests harmless mischief, while financial shenanigans implies fraud or manipulation.
The singular occasionally appears for a specific trick or scheme: That was quite a shenanigan you pulled.
Humorous statement seeking laughter
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- japeMocking trick or quip
jest · practical joke · trick · hoax · put-on · caper · lark · escapade
Intentional misleading of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- conArgument against
- swindleDeception for financial gain
dupery · chicanery · subterfuge · ruse · ploy · bamboozle · flimflam · sleight
Deliberately causing discord
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
- misbehaviorImproper or unruly conduct
- impishnessPlayful mischievous quality
- rogueryDishonest or mischievous conduct
devilry · rascality · misconduct · rowdiness · deviltry · disobedience · acting up · carrying on
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
jape · jest · practical joke · trick · hoax · put-on · caper · lark · escapade · tomfoolery
deception
Intentional misleading of others
swindle · dupery · chicanery · subterfuge · ruse · ploy · bamboozle · flimflam · sleight · guile
troublemaking
Deliberately causing discord
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
- misbehaviorImproper or unruly conduct
- impishnessPlayful mischievous quality
roguery · devilry · rascality · misconduct · rowdiness · deviltry · disobedience · acting up · carrying on · monkey business
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- merrimentmirth, laugh, gaiety, merriment, chuckle
- slapstickpratfall, banana peel, pie throw, falling down, custard pie
- slapstick comedyslapstick, pratfall, sight gag, physical comedy, buffoonery
- wrongdoingscrime, crimes, sin, sins, wrongdoing
shenaniganpropriety
Correctness of conduct
decorum · good behavior · rectitude · orderliness · discipline
shenaniganseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
solemnity · gravity · earnestness · gravitas · solemnness
shenaniganhonesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
integrity · straightforwardness · forthrightness · fair dealing · sincerity