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hoax

/hoʊks/

Synonyms of hoax Antonyms of hoax Examples of hoax Usage of hoax Parts of hoax Definition that contains hoax Words sounding like hoax Explanation of hoax

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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Similar:

play a joke on pull someone's leg

type of:
lead on cozen deceive delude

Definition that contains hoax

fool fool or hoax
cod fool or hoax
hoax subject to a playful hoax or joke
slang fool or hoax
gull fool or hoax
dupe fool or hoax
play a joke on subject to a playful hoax or joke
pull someone's leg subject to a playful hoax or joke
put one over fool or hoax
piltdown hoax a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax