Definition of Hoax

n.1.A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.
v. t.1.To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively.
[imp. & p. p. Hoaxed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoaxing.]


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