hoax

²hoax

noun

Definition of HOAX

1

: an act intended to trick or dupe : imposture

2

: something accepted or established by fraud or fabrication

Examples of HOAX

1. The bomb threat is probably a hoax, but we should still evacuate the building.
2. She was the victim of a cruel hoax.

First Known Use of HOAX

1808

Related to HOAX

Synonyms: counterfeit, forgery, fake, humbug, phony (also phoney), sham

Related Words: copycat, knockoff; copy, facsimile, replica, reproduction; dummy, mock-up; fraud, gaff, imposture, spoof, swindle; simulation, synthetic; bastard, brummagem, duffer, shoddy

Near Antonyms: original

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