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hoax

/hoʊks/

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What does hoax mean?

verb

  1. To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

noun

  1. Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

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IPA pronunciation

/hoʊks/

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Some writers even hinted that the line was a mere hoax, and others pronounced it a stock exchange speculation.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979
A hoax on the part of some of the Corn Cob Club, he thought to himself.
Christopher MorleyThe Haunted BookshopProject Gutenberg ebook #172
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"It's lucky for you," said his wife, meaning that now he would not be made to suffer for attempting to hoax her.
William Dean HowellsThe Rise of Silas LaphamProject Gutenberg ebook #154
The trial by jury authorizes all this, or it is a sham and a hoax, utterly worthless for protecting the people against oppression.
Lysander SpoonerAn Essay on the Trial By JuryProject Gutenberg ebook #1201
To see a woman made for him and for motherhood to his children juggled away in this tragic travesty—it was a thing to rub one’s eyes over, a nightmare, an illusion, a hoax.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177