Question of the Day #82

"Why President Trump's strongman shenanigans may betray weak and incompetent leadership"
From the title of this article at The Week.

上記の文で、shenanigansの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "shenanigans" mean?

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解答

意味： 英辞郎によると、


1. 〈話〉偽り、ごまかし、ペテン、不正行為◆通例複数形shenanigans
2. 〈話〉いたずら、悪ふざけ

Answer

According to :

1. tricky or questionable practices or conduct —usually used in plural
2. high-spirited or mischievous activity —usually used in plural

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

1855年頃、カリフォルニア州のSan FranciscoやSacramento周辺で使われるようになったが、由来ははっきりしない。

由来には様々な説があるので、下記英文の語源を参照してください。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

1855, of uncertain origin. Earliest records of it are in San Francisco and Sacramento, California, U.S. Suggestions include Spanish chanada, a shortened form of charranada "trick, deceit;" or, less likely, German Schenigelei, peddler's argot for "work, craft," or the related German slang verb schinäglen. Another guess centers on Irish sionnach "fox."

Examples

• students engaging in youthful shenanigans on the last day of school
• an act of vandalism that went way beyond the usual shenanigans at summer camp
• Meaning that what we think of Phoenix and his shenanigans is a reflection of our own experience, and not the actor.
• The whole incident was a PR nightmare for McCain, rivaled only by the shenanigans of his own running mate.
• The shenanigans get under way as English Lindsay faces off with American Lindsay in a game of poker.