shenanigan vs put-on

shenanigan and put-on both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shenanigan	Yes	No	No	No
put-on	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, put-on is a hyponym of shenanigan; that is, put-on 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)
put-on: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Other hyponyms of shenanigan include dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, jugglery.

shenanigan (noun)	put-on (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)	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
	a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way