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Definitions for Hoax

[1] something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
[2] to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink.
[3] a deception, esp a practical joke
[4] (tr) to deceive or play a joke on (someone)

Words related to Hoax

fool, dupe, fleece, rook, deceive, frame, gull, hoodwink, con, flimflam, sting, bluff, swindle, bamboozle, delude, chicane, murphy, gammon

Words nearby Hoax

hoary marmot, hoary-headed, hoast, hoatching, hoatzin, hoax, hob, hoban, hobart, hobbema, hobbes

Origin of Hoax

First recorded in 1790–1800; perhaps contraction of hocus

Other words from Hoax

hoax·er , noun
un·hoaxed , adjective

Word origin for Hoax

C18: probably from hocus

Synonyms for Hoax

bamboozle, bluff, chicane, con, deceive, delude, dupe, fleece, flimflam, fool, frame, gammon, gull, hoodwink, murphy, rook, sting, swindle, fake out, play games with, pull one's leg, run a game on, set up, take for a ride, take in