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Hoax

//hoʊks// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. transitive
  2. 2
    subject to a playful hoax or joke wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”). Compare hokey.

Etymology 2

Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”). Compare hokey.

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