hoax
pronunciation
How to pronounce hoax in British English:
UK [həʊks]
How to pronounce hoax in American English:
US [hoʊks]
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- Noun:
- something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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- Verb:
- subject to a playful hoax or joke
Word Origin
- hoax
- hoax: see hocus pocus
- hoax
- 1796 (v.), 1808 (n.), probably an alteration of hocus "conjurer, juggler" (1630s), or directly from hocus-pocus. Related: Hoaxed; hoaxing.
Example
- 1. The hoax has also generated some predictable commentary and fallout .
- 2. Guyana 's president bharrat jagdeo was the victim of a facebook hoax .
- 3. Some may recognize this photo as the basis for the helicopter shark hoax photograph .
- 4. Visible campaign is a hoax , the use of information confuse opponents , induce opponents .
- 5. The consensus seems to be that the paper itself is real rather than some sort of hoax , but the result may well turn out to be wrong .