hoax
hoax
nounDefinition of HOAX
an imitation that is passed off as genuine <the skeleton of the purported ancient hominid turned out to be a hoax>
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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