how to pronounce shenanigans

/ʃəˈnænɪɡənz/

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shenanigans is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of shenanigans in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… their financial shenanigans now you …”

meanings of shenanigans

noun:

Mischievous play, especially by children.
Plural of shenanigan.
Deceitful tricks; trickery, games.

shenanigans frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word shenanigans occurs in english on average 2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics shenanigans can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that shenanigans can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;