hoax (n.)

  1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

    [ Syn: fraud , fraudulence , dupery , humbug , put-on ]

    hoax (v.)

  1. subject to a playful hoax or joke

    [ Syn: pull someones leg , play a joke on ]

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