hoax
English
editEtymology
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Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”). Compare hokey.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edithoax (third-person singular simple present hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, simple past and past participle hoaxed)
- (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editto deceive with a hoax
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Noun
edithoax (plural hoaxes)
- Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
- The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.
- The news story about the pop singer coming to town, unfortunately for his fans, turned out to be a hoax.
Synonyms
edit- (deliberately false story or report): canard
Derived terms
edit- (deliberately false story or report): climate hoax, global hoax, hoaxical, Hoaxocaust, Holohoax
Translations
editanything deliberately intended to deceive or trick
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