brannigans

noun

plural of brannigan
as in escapades

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brannigans
  1. escapades
  2. capers
  3. souses
  4. benders
  5. pranks
  6. bums
  7. antics
  8. shenanigans
Noun
  • There was a time when fall was hospitality’s quiet season—the quiet lull between summer beach trips and ski season escapades, the time when back to school and back to work meant people largely stayed home.
    — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Check out even more Amazon travel finds to shop ahead of your fall escapades.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of escapades
Noun
  • In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, sliced fennel, celery, shallot, artichokes, capers, dill, and oregano.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Green olives make a salty, tangy substitute for capers in the dressing.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of capers
Noun
  • Both actors were the sons of souses (Dick Hopkins, on retiring from the baking trade, opened a pub), and the stuff was in their bloodstream.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of souses
Noun
  • This means the choice should be somebody who, for instance, isn’t going to sound off divisively about politics, get into messy domestic disputes or start going on public benders.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026
  • And as if things couldn’t be any worse, there are fewer and fewer benders born each year.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of benders
Noun
  • Surely, Leslie Nielsen was serious about pulling pranks on the set of Airplane!
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Muskego Police Department is warning Muskego High School students about consequences of pranks causing damage after the department received over 20 complaints in less than two weeks.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of pranks
Noun
  • Zellers poured the foundation, and Morrison hired fellow ski bums to do the framing, masonry, and tiling.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of bums
Noun
  • But when Depp was first jettisoned from Hollywood’s A-list, major studios had begun to tire of his antics.
    — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
  • For a while, Two Shell’s antics—like sending in decoy DJs pretending to mix—were divisive, but at least the music was exciting.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of antics
Noun
  • Kass was at his best as an observer of humanity and as an investigative reporter of the many shenanigans going on in local government.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The shenanigans ultimately prove slight but undeniably diverting.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of shenanigans
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