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hoax

–noun

1.	something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink.

[Origin: 1790–1800; perh. contr. of hocus

]

—Related forms

hoaxer, noun

—Synonyms 1. deception, fraud, fake, imposture, humbug.

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n.

An act intended to deceive or trick.
Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.

tr.v. hoaxed, hoax·ing, hoax·es
To deceive or cheat by using a hoax.

[Perhaps alteration of hocus.]

hoax'er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hoax

1796 (v.), 1808 (n.), probably alt. of hocus "conjurer, juggler" (1640), or directly from hocus-pocus.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

hoax
noun
1.	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: fraud]
verb
1.	subject to a playful hoax or joke

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hoax [həuks] noun

a trick played to deceive people
Example: There wasn't a bomb in the school at all — it was just a hoax.

Arabic:	خُدْعَه
Chinese (Simplified):	戏弄,愚弄
Chinese (Traditional):	戲弄,愚弄
Czech:	podvod, falešná zpráva
Danish:	fupnummer
Dutch:	bedrog
Estonian:	pettus
Finnish:	huijaus
French:	tour
German:	die Falschmeldung
Greek:	φάρσα
Hungarian:	tréfa
Icelandic:	blekking, bragð
Indonesian:	tipuan
Italian:	burla

Japanese:	人をかつぐこと
Korean:	짓궂은 장난
Latvian:	mānīšanās; triks
Lithuanian:	apgavystė, nemalonus pokštas
Norwegian:	svindel, lureri, triks
Polish:	figiel, kawał
Portuguese (Brazil):	brincadeira
Portuguese (Portugal):	brincadeira
Romanian:	farsă
Russian:	надувательство
Slovak:	podvod; poplašná správa, kanadský žart
Slovenian:	potegavščina
Spanish:	trampa, engaño; broma pesada
Swedish:	bluff, skämt
Turkish:	işletme, oyun

hoax [həuks] verb

to trick
Example: They found that they had been hoaxed.

Arabic:	يَخْدَع
Chinese (Simplified):	欺骗
Chinese (Traditional):	欺騙
Czech:	napálit
Danish:	narre
Dutch:	bedriegen
Estonian:	petma
Finnish:	huijata
French:	monter un bateau
German:	foppen,aufziehen
Greek:	ξεγελώ, κοροϊδεύω
Hungarian:	becsap
Icelandic:	blekkja
Indonesian:	menipu
Italian:	beffare, imbrogliare

Japanese:	かつぐ
Korean:	짓궂은 장난을 치다
Latvian:	piemānīt
Lithuanian:	apgauti
Norwegian:	lure, svindle
Polish:	nabierać, zrobić w konia
Portuguese (Brazil):	lograr
Portuguese (Portugal):	enganar
Romanian:	a trage pe sfoară
Russian:	надувать; дурачить
Slovak:	urobiť si blázna z (koho)
Slovenian:	potegniti koga za nos
Spanish:	engañar; gastar una broma pesada
Swedish:	lura, narra
Turkish:	işletmek, oyun etmek

See also: play a hoax on

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Hoax

Hoax\, n. [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.] A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. --Macaulay.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Hoax

Hoax\, v. 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.

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