[syn: trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shenanigan
n 1: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or
annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making,
mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment,
rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan]
2: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract
money from them) [syn: trickery, chicanery, chicane,
guile, wile, shenanigan]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "shenanigan":
antic, caper, device, fast one, frolic, game, gimmick, goings-on,
lark, legerdemain, maneuver, mischievousness, monkeyshine, play,
ploy, ruse, shines, stratagem, stunt, tomfoolery, trick, whizzer,
wile