Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shenaniganry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shenani-gan-ry
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acts of shenanigans; incidents of trickery or mischievous play.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The court did not have the benefit, it I may use the word, and I do use it, of such shenaniganry, with the full responsibility of it, when they made their decision."
"I didn't have to endlessly study how kings got into power or gained popular support or things like that, I got to learn cool stuff about international trickery and battles and alliances and shenaniganry. I still got a D though."
"The FBI has already started an investigation into any U.S.-based shenaniganry from the Rupert Murdoch-owned media company."

Etymology

From shenanigan + -ry.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

shenaniganery (alternative)

Questions

What does shenaniganry mean?: Acts of shenanigans; incidents of trickery or mischievous play.
Where does shenaniganry come from?: From shenanigan + -ry.

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