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hoax

/hoʊks/

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noun
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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Similar:

dupery fraud fraudulence humbug put-on

type of:
chicane chicanery guile shenanigan trickery wile
verb
subject to a playful hoax or joke
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play a joke on pull someone's leg

type of:
lead on cozen deceive delude

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