Fiesty fun with jokes & rowdy behavior.

n. Informal


1.

a. A deceitful trick; an underhanded act.
b. Remarks intended to deceive; deceit. Often used in the plural.

2.

a. A playful or mischievous act; a prank.
b. Mischief; prankishness. Often used in the plural.

Deception or tomfoolery on the part of carnival stand operators.

1. Silly Business

When a normal and/or serious coversation or message board thread becomes overrun and distorted by silliness and general tomfoolery.

Used as an interjection, "Shenanigans!" denotes a person or event suspect of unscrupulous or dishonest conduct. If one believes they bear witness to such an occurrence, they should immediately call "shenanigans!" to draw attention to it.

one who performs shenanigans