English Dictionary

shenanigan

IPA（発音記号）

/ʃəˈnæn.ɪˌɡən/

名詞

可算名詞 古風 活用形 稀用 単数形 不可算名詞

(countable) A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance. / (uncountable, dated, rare) singular of shenanigans.

日本語の意味

人を騙すための策略、詐欺行為 / 迷惑や不快感を引き起こす悪ふざけ、いたずら

The politician's shenanigan during the debate embarrassed his supporters and damaged his credibility.

その政治家が討論中に見せたずるい策略は支持者を赤面させ、信頼を損なった。

意味（1）

(countable) A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance.

I spotted his next shenanigan – saw it coming – and so avoided being fooled.

意味（2）

(uncountable, dated, rare) singular of shenanigans.

One of Professor [John] Moon's most astonishing experiments, consisted of holding a watch suspended from a short chain at arm's length, and allowing anyone in the pit to pull pistol and blaze away at the word fire, whereupon the watch would most unconscionably disappear. An individual who had attended several evenings and witnessed the experiment, suspected, in the classic language of the times, that there was something of shenanigan in it.

shenanigans （ plural ）