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chicanery
English
Etymology
From French chicanerie (“trickery”), from chicaner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???ke?n(?)?i/
Noun
chicanery (countable and uncountable, plural chicaneries)
- Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
- (countable, law) A slick performance by a lawyer.
Synonyms
- (deception): dishonesty, fraud, trickery, subterfuge
Related terms
- chicane
Translations
See also
- (performance by a lawyer): Philadelphia lawyer
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “chicanery”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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shenanigans
English
Etymology
shenanigan +? -s.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???næn??(?)nz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???næn???nz/, /-??nz/
- Hyphenation: she?na?ni?gans
Noun
shenanigans pl (normally plural, singular shenanigan)
- (uncountable) Mischievous play, especially by children. [from mid 19th c.]
- (uncountable) Deceitful tricks; trickery, games. [from mid 19th c.]
- (countable) plural of shenanigan.
Synonyms
- (mischievous play): high jinks, hijinks
- (deceitful tricks): dirty tricks, hornswoggling, skulduggery
Derived terms
- shenaniganry, shenaniganery
- shenans (very colloquial)
Translations
Further reading
- shenanigans (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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