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
  • One of the most famous escapades at Church Street took place in 1997.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • While the Jeep legacy dates to primarily to off-road military use, the hybrid model is oriented toward on-road escapades.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 28 June 2026
Definition of escapades
Noun
  • The green is a salsa verde, chunky and bright with capers and parsley, egg whites and breadcrumbs.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • The capers and sauce made for a delicately delicious fish dish served with a side of artichoke hearts and fingerling potatoes.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 July 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
  • Outside his ivory tower, the heterosis disease is raging on, turning men whose appetites normally lay only in prostate orgasms, poppers, all-night benders, and chemsex into the kind of people who suddenly have an affection for a church wedding.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
  • Tube benders also use stained glass, phosphorus and mercury to create other colors.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of benders
Noun
  • However, officers warned the trend could spread and encouraged residents to remain vigilant as similar pranks become more common during the summer months.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Police used the incident to warn the public that pranks involving Orbeez guns, airsoft guns, or other toy firearms can provoke dangerous reactions and lead to criminal charges.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Definition of pranks
Noun
  • The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • History buffs, avid hikers, music lovers, wine aficionados, and beach bums will all find a town to love in the Old Dominion.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Definition of bums
Noun
  • Sadoski plays Chef Luca, a brilliant but self-destructive superstar chef whose personal entanglements and rock-star antics threaten to derail his high-end restaurant residency at The Roman.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • No 1 Emiliano Martinez’s antics — a few of the goalkeepers have shown their dark, disruptive and manipulative side.
    — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of antics
Noun
  • Last week, after some offer sheet shenanigans by the Philadelphia Flyers forced their hand, the Anaheim Ducks signed center Leo Carlsson to a five-year contract that will pay him $18 million per season, guaranteed, through 2031.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2026
  • Check back for morning-after recaps of weekday episodes and a Monday roundup of the weekend’s shenanigans.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 July 2026
Definition of shenanigans
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