Shenanigans are naughty tricks or slightly dishonest behaviour that people do not treat as a real crime. Children hiding a friend's bag, a politician bending a small rule, a company playing cute with the numbers — all of that can be called shenanigans.

Shenanigans胡鬧、鬼把戲 are naughty tricks or slightly dishonest behaviour指的是頑皮的小把戲或有點不老實的行為 that people do not treat as a real crime大家不會把它當成真正的犯罪。Children hiding a friend's bag小孩把朋友的書包藏起來、a politician bending a small rule政客鑽一個小規則的漏洞、a company playing cute with the numbers公司在數字上耍花招——all of that這些 can be called shenanigans都可以叫做 shenanigans。

The word is informal and often a bit amused, even fond: you are rolling your eyes, not calling the police. Though actually it is almost always used in the plural; 'a shenanigan' sounds odd to many ears.

The word這個字 is informal很口語，and often a bit amused, even fond常常帶點好笑、甚至有點喜愛的語氣：you你 are rolling your eyes是在翻白眼，not calling the police不是要報警。Though actually不過事實上，it這個字 is almost always used in the plural幾乎都用複數；'a shenanigan'單數的 a shenanigan sounds odd to many ears在很多人聽起來會怪怪的。

You would not use it for violence or a serious theft — that would sound too light, as if you were making a joke of something that is not a joke.

You你 would not use it for violence or a serious theft不會用這個字來形容暴力或嚴重的偷竊——that那樣 would sound too light聽起來會太輕描淡寫，as if you were making a joke of something that is not a joke好像把不該開玩笑的事情當成玩笑。