Difference between Guile and Shenanigan

What is the difference between Guile and Shenanigan?

Guile as a noun is astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception. while Shenanigan as a noun is trickery, games; skulduggery. to "call", "claim" or "declare" shenanigans is to rhetorically label something as officially deceitful, improper, or otherwise incorrect.

Guile

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception. deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to deceive, to beguile

Shenanigan

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Trickery, games; skulduggery. To "call", "claim" or "declare" shenanigans is to rhetorically label something as officially deceitful, improper, or otherwise incorrect.A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance.Mischievous play, especially by children.

We hope you now know whether to use Guile or Shenanigan in your sentence.

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