Thesaurus: hoax
A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.
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Definitions
- n. A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.
- v. t. To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively.
- n. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
- v. subject to a playful hoax or joke
- A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. Macaulay. To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. Lamb.
- A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick orstory; a practical joke. Macaulay.
- v:5/n:95 v. subject to a playful hoax or joke