shavie

shav·ie

noun \ˈshā-vē\

Definition of SHAVIE

Scottish

: prank

Examples of SHAVIE

1. <some shavie he is alleged to have been involved in while a student at Saint Andrews>

Origin of SHAVIE

shave (swindle) + -ie

First Known Use: 1737

Related to SHAVIE

Synonyms: antic, caper, capriccio, dido, escapade, frolic, gag, jest, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, rag [chiefly British], roguery, prank [Scottish], shine(s), trick, waggery

Related Words: skylarking; adventure, experience, game, lark, time; high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyism; shenanigan(s), tomfoolery; joking, kidding, teasing; gambit, hoax, maneuver, ploy; deed, feat, mission, performance, stunt; caprice, conceit, fancy, vagary, whim, whimsy (also whimsey); deceit, deception, delusion, fooling, fraud, hanky-panky, hoodwinking, ruse, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, trickery, wile

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Rhymes with SHAVIE

cavy, Davy, gravy, navy, slavey, wavy