What does "hoax" mean?
Hoax: A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. Macaulay.
Additional senses
- 2.To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. Lamb.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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