A fellow blogger recently posted one in a series of blogs about his life experiences – https://charlierobinsonbooks.blog

I always enjoy the lively writing in Charlie’s blog and hearing about his escapades. I’d commented about his mention of another niggle and that I was looking forward to what came next. Charlie replied, “there’s always something niggling away which leads to shenanigans.”

Struck by what a great word shenanigans is, I resolved to use it in a future Wordy Wednesday. The word originated in the mid 19th century and, according to my Oxford English Dictionary, is of unknown origin. It refers to secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring; or silly or high-spirited behaviour. From reading Charlie’s blog, there is certainly a lot of the latter.

Thank you Charlie for a splendid word. I’m looking forward to more shenanigans.