hoax

verb · nounA1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

hoaxes

V_ing/Gerund

hoaxing

V_ed/pp

hoaxed

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

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

hoaxes

1.
Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.
The news story about the pop singer coming to town, unfortunately for his fans, turned out to be a hoax.
Đồng nghĩa: canard

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hoaxster

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Nguồn gốc từ

Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (joke). Compare hokey.