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hoax

[ hohks ]

noun

  1. something intended to deceive or defraud:

    The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.

    Synonyms: humbug, imposture, fake, fraud, deception



verb (used with object)

  1. to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink.

hoax

/ həʊks /

noun

  1. a deception, esp a practical joke


verb

  1. tr to deceive or play a joke on (someone)

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Derived Forms

  • ˈhoaxer, noun

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Other Words From

  • hoaxer noun
  • un·hoaxed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoax1

First recorded in 1790–1800; perhaps contraction of hocus

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoax1

C18: probably from hocus

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Example Sentences

Jacintha Saldanha died in 2012, after receiving the hoax call to a London hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge.

Hardly anyone, certainly no polite person, ever mentions the Tawana Brawley hoax anymore.

Are American leaders to pretend now that they perpetrated a hoax on Ukrainian leaders?

At the time, authorities in Leizhou denied the reports, asserting that the newspaper had been the victim of a hoax.

If this is all a hoax, Detweiler is a master of the charade.

The fact that the whole affair subsequently proved to be a hoax would not in the least disturb Hunt.

It was another hoax, and a most daring and gigantic one, on the part of Jack and his friends, upon their long-suffering tutor.

The atmosphere is perfect for our hoax and several of us who are "in the know" feel sort of creepy as we wait for the next flash.

Almost immediately it was announced that the news of the victory had been a hoax.

Smiling in appreciation of the proposed hoax the widow took a step or two.

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