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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.
Something done for deception or mockery; a trick played off in sport.

HOAX

,
Verb.
T.
To deceive; to play a trick upon for sport, or without malice. [A colloquial word, but not elegant.]

Definition 2024


hoax

hoax

English

Verb

hoax (third-person singular simple present hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, simple past and past participle hoaxed)

  1. (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. (scam)

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Noun

hoax (plural hoaxes)

  1. Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

Synonyms

  • (deliberately false story or report): canard

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