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"mischief" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often shenanigans (11 letters).
Definitions
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
Word origin
From Middle English myschef, meschef, meschief, mischef, from Old French meschief, from meschever (“to bring to grief”), from mes- (“badly”) + chever (“happen; come to a head”), from Vulgar Latin *capare, from Latin caput (“head”).
Used in a sentence
“Drink led to mischief.”
“John's mischief, tying his shoelaces together, irked George at first.”
“Kirac, the leader of the rats under his charge, speaks to the major through his telepathic abilities that manifested after the alien virus infected him and his mischief of rats.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Prankish trouble”8 letters
02“Playful trouble”8 letters
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