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.
Related forms
hoax·er, noun
un·hoaxed, adjective
Synonyms
1. deception, fraud, fake, imposture, humbug.
1. deception, fraud, fake, imposture, humbug.
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hoax (həʊks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a deception, esp a practical joke |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to deceive or play a joke on (someone) |
| [C18: probably from | |
| 'hoaxer | |
| —n | |
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Hoax
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is absquatulate. Does it mean:
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
| to flee; abscond: |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
hoax
1796 (v.), 1808 (n.), probably alt. of hocus "conjurer, juggler" (1640), or directly from hocus-pocus.
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Example sentences
Several studies have exposed the text as a hoax, but it's still available in numerous languages and editions.
Maybe it was all just a cruel hoax.
The search and rescue efforts continued for approximately eight hours and ultimately revealed the distress call was a hoax.
But only now has the whole story of the fantastic hoax been told.
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