When you feel a situation is too wild or unbeleivabe and can not be true, you have the rights to "call shenanagins"
guy1:guess wat dude guy2:wat
guy1:i just won the jackpot, helped cure cancer, and made out with your sister all in one night guy2: uh-un i call shenanagins on that shit
A declaration used to accuse a person, business or an organization of doing something dishonest or using a form of trickery to achieve an end. The declaration is made directly to the party being accused preferably in front of numerous witnesses. The phrase was popularized by the television show South Park.
(1) Suzy orders a pitcher of Yuengling but sees the bartender pull the pitcher from the Bud Light tap. Suzy yells, "I declare shenanagins!!"
(2)The car salesman tells Harold that he needs a $100 check with Harold's offer to show the manager that "he's serious about buying the car." Harold hollers, "I delare shenanagins" and hopefully clears the showroom of customers.
To joke on someone, to pull a fast one; to be mischevious and devious in intent and nature; to fool someone or lead them on thinking one thing, only to have them unpleasantly surprised about the true result
Guy puts in work all night for this girl at a party. As they go upstairs and get ready to have sex, the girl passes out before anything happens. The guy's response, SHANANAGAINS.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.