# shenanigans

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃɪˈnæn.ɪ.ɡənz/ · frequency rank #22,216

## Definitions
1. Mischievous play, especially by children.
2. Deceitful tricks; trickery; games.
3. Strange, unusual, weird, or wacky occurrences.
4. plural of shenanigan.

## Etymology
From shenanigan + -s.

## Common misspellings (17)
`hsenanigans`, `sehnanigans`, `sheannigans`, `shenaingans`, `shenangians`, `shenaniagns`, `shenaniganns`, `shenaniganss`, `shenanigasn`, `shenaniggans`, `shenanignas`, `shenannigans`, `shennaigans`, `shennanigans`, `shhenanigans`, `shneanigans`, `sshenanigans`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shenanigans