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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoax \Hoax\, n. [Prob. contr. fr hocus, in hocus-pocus.] A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. --Macaulay. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoax \Hoax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoaxed}; p. pr & vb n. {Hoaxing}.] To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. --Lamb. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hoax n : deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery}, {put-on}] v : play a joke on or subject to a hoax
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