hoax

hoax  (hks)

n.

1. An act intended to deceive or trick.

2. Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.

tr.v. hoaxed, hoax·ing, hoax·es

To deceive or cheat by using a hoax.

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[Perhaps alteration of hocus.]

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hoaxer n.

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hoax

Noun

a deception, esp. a practical joke

Verb

to deceive or play a joke on (someone) [probably from hocus to trick]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hoax - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage dupery, put-on, fraud, fraudulence, humbug chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, guile, chicane - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) goldbrick - anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
Verb	1.	hoax - subject to a playful hoax or joke play a joke on, pull someone's leg cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with

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hoax

noun 1. trick, joke, fraud, con (informal) deception, spoof (informal) prank, swindle, ruse, practical joke, canard, fast one (informal) imposture, fastie Austral. (slang)

verb 2. deceive, trick, fool, take in (informal) con (slang) wind up Brit. (slang) kid (informal) bluff, dupe, gull (archaic) delude, swindle, bamboozle (informal) gammon Brit. (informal) hoodwink, take (someone) for a ride (informal) befool, hornswoggle (slang)

Translations

hoax [həuks] n → engaño

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hoax [həuks] n → canular m

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hoax [həuks] n (false alarm) → blinder Alarm m

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hoax [həuks] n → scherzo; falso allarme

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hoax

n hoax [həuks]

a trick played to deceive people There wasn't a bomb in the school at all – it was just a hoax. poets, skelmstreek خُدْعَه измама podvod, falešná zpráva fupnummer die Falschmeldung φάρσα trampa, engaño; broma pesada pettus حقه huijaus tour מְתִיחָה अफवाह neslana šala, prevara tréfa tipuan blekking, bragð burla 人をかつぐこと 짓궂은 장난 apgavystė, nemalonus pokštas mānīšanās; triks tipu helah bedrog svindel, lureri, triks figiel, kawał brincadeira farsă надувательство podvod; poplašná správa, kanadský žart potegavščina lažna uzbuna bluff, skämt การหลอกลวง işletme, oyun 戲弄,愚弄 жарт عملی مذاق trò chơi khăm 戏弄,愚弄

v

to trick They found that they had been hoaxed. kul, fop, om die bos lei يَخْدَع измамвам napálit narre foppen,aufziehen ξεγελώ, κοροϊδεύω engañar; gastar una broma pesada petma فريب دادن huijata monter un bateau לִמתוֹחַ झांसा-पट्टी देना prevariti za šalu, zbijati neslane šale becsap menipu blekkja beffare, imbrogliare かつぐ 짓궂은 장난을 치다 apgauti piemānīt memperolok-olokkan bedriegen lure, svindle nabierać, zrobić w konia enganar a trage pe sfoară надувать; дурачить urobiť si blázna z (koho) potegniti koga za nos nasamariti lura, narra หลอกลวง işletmek, oyun etmek 欺騙 підсміятися, пожартувати بے وقوف بنانا đánh lừa; chơi khăm 欺骗

play a hoax on

to carry out a trick on. 'n poets bak يعمَلُ خُدْعَه измамвам vystřelit si z lave sjov med einen Bären aufbinden κάνω φάρσα σε κπ. engañar a haneks võtma به كسی حقه زدن huijata jouer un tour לִמתוֹחַ मजाक के तौर पर झांसा देना nasamariti nekoga za šalu megtréfál menipu leika á, blekkja canzonare ～をかつぐ ...에게 짓궂은 장난을 치다 apgauti (ką), iškrėsti (kam) pokštą piemānīt kādu mempermain-mainkan iemand om de tuin leiden, voor de gek houden, foppen spille et puss nabierać pregar uma partida a face o farsă одурачить; подшутить vystreliť si z (koho) zagosti jo komu nasamariti nekog spela [] ett spratt หลอกลวง işletmek, oyun oynamak 玩弄騙局 пожартувати над кимось عملی مذاق کرنا chơi khăm 玩弄骗局