shenanigan vs hoax

shenanigan and hoax both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shenanigan	Yes	No	No	No
hoax	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hoax is a hyponym of shenanigan; that is, hoax is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shenanigan:

shenanigan: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
hoax: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Other hyponyms of shenanigan include dupery, fraud, fraudulence, humbug, put-on, jugglery.

shenanigan (noun)	hoax (noun)
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

shenanigan (verb)	hoax (verb)
	subject to a playful hoax or joke