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"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "tricky or waggish behaviour — see also shenanigans",
"word": "mürgel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tricky or waggish behaviour — see also shenanigans",
"word": "metkuilu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tricky or waggish behaviour — see also shenanigans",
"word": "pelleily"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tricky or waggish behaviour — see also shenanigans",
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"feminine",
"literary"
],
"word": "błazenada"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tricky or waggish behaviour — see also shenanigans",
"tags": [
"derogatory",
"literary",
"neuter"
],
"word": "błazeństwo"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tricky or waggish behaviour — see also shenanigans",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"derogatory",
"feminine",
"rare"
],
"word": "błaznota"
}
],
"word": "high jinks"
}
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