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shaganappi ((adj.)) [< n.] West, Slang

• adj. West, Slang of little worth; inferior; hasty; badly organized.

  See also: shaganappi pony (see 1941 and 1962 quotes)  haywire ((adj.)) (def. 2)  

  • 1900  Have patience, little shaganappi (cheap) Bird.
  • 1961  Thinka anybuddy havin' a shaganappy thing like that in their house!"
  • 1961  "At the Rabbit Hill school concert last night, folks heard a shaganappy speech. It give everybuddy from Crocus to the correction line the heartburn."