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Webster 1913 Edition
Hoax
Hoax
,Noun.
[Prob. contr. fr.
hocus
, in hocus-pocus
.] A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.
Macaulay.
Hoax
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hoaxed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hoaxing
.] To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively.
Lamb.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hoax
HOAX
,Noun.
HOAX
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
hoax
hoax
English
Verb
hoax (third-person singular simple present hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, simple past and past participle hoaxed)
- (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. (scam)
Derived terms
Translations
to deceive with a hoax
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Noun
hoax (plural hoaxes)
- Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
Synonyms
- (deliberately false story or report): canard
Derived terms
- (deliberately false story or report): hoaxical, Hoaxocaust
Translations
anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick
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