shenanigan

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Raen  #511752  Fri, 09 May 08 08:05 PM

I spelt it out the way it sounded to me.

What does it mean? Is it something sexual?

 

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khoff  #511761  Fri, 09 May 08 08:24 PM

You got the spelling fine, except that it's always plural -- shenanigans.  It means mischief, fooling around, misbehaving in a complicated, energetic way.  Like "fooling around," it could have a sexual connotation or not, depending on context.  

 

 

  
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Raen  #511811  Fri, 09 May 08 10:54 PM

Thank you khoff. Do you mind giving an exmaple or 2..at your convinience? Thank you.

 

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Grammar Geek  #511812  Fri, 09 May 08 10:58 PM

We have quite a few practical jokers in our building at work. You wouldn't believe the shenanigans they get up to, especially on April Fool's Day.

Teacher to class before she has to leave for a few days, leaving the class in the care of a subsitute teacher: Try to keep the shenanigans to a minimum while I'm gone, guys!

  
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Raen  #511843  Fri, 09 May 08 11:50 PM

Thanks Grammar Geek!

  
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