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Shanahanigans

It's similar to the word "shenanigans," but specifically meant for Coach Mike Shanahan.

1. It refers to the questionable or silly coaching decisions made by Mike Shanahan that negatively impact fantasy football owners who start NFL players that are coached by Mike.

2. It can additionally be used to describe the questionable or silly coaching decisions that negatively impact the NFL team in which Mike Shanahan coaches.
With less than two minutes to go the Redskins are down six points. Coach Shanahan decides to bench his starting quarterback Donovan McNabb, for whom he traded, in exchange for the back up quarterback who hasn't played in two years or normally practices with the Redskins' starting lineup.

This is Shanahanigans!

(This actually occurred in the 2010 Week 8 Redskins v Lions game on 10/31/2010)
Shanahanigans by Moose720 November 22, 2010
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Shanahanigans

In football, when a coach calls a timeout right before the opposing team attempts a field goal. Named after Broncos coach Mike Shanahan. Also known as icing the kicker.
Nick Folk won the game for the Cowboys despite Buffalo's Shanahanigans
Shanahanigans by XtremeDave October 24, 2007

Shanahanigans

Calling a timeout just before the opposing team attempts an important field goal, forcing the other team to kick again.
Yo, did you see the Raiders game last week? The Browns won it with a figgie, but Kiffin pulled some Shanahanigans and the next try was blocked.
Shanahanigans by Shoemaster October 24, 2007

Shanmanigans 

Appropriate only when describing acts by 98KUPD radio personality Shannon Hernandez (AKA ShanMan)

1. questionable act: something that is deceitful, underhanded, or otherwise questionable ( usually used in the plural )

2. trick or prank: a playful trick, mischievous prank, or other display of high spirits
Myths, legends, and folktales are replete with accounts of duplicity and underhanded Shanmanigans of divine personalities.

Let the Halloween Shanmanigans begin.
Shanmanigans by MistressBratty October 29, 2010

shananigans 

Another word for pranks or jokes. When people are messing around and tricking people, it is often referred to as a shananigan.
Our shananigans are fun and original while theirs are cheezy and lame.
shananigans by Adam Vieira December 28, 2005

Shannanigans 

Shannanigans are similar to shenanigans, but in the case of shannanigans, they are perpetrated by Shan. It can be assumed that everything Shan does is shannanigans.
"Shan said that the Office is coming back tomorrow, I called shannanigans. I was right."
Shannanigans by daku0g August 4, 2008

shananigans 

that restaurant with all that goofy shit on the walls and mozerella sticks in vermont that a certain officer (farva) enjoys
Captain O'Hagan: I swear to God I'm going to pistol whip the next guy who says, " shananigans."
Mac: Hey Farva what's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?
Farva: You mean shananigans?
Mac: OOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Thorny: OOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
as they hand the Captain their pistols
shananigans by Nick Bernal September 23, 2008
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