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hoaxer

English

Etymology

From hoax +? -er.

Noun

hoaxer (plural hoaxers)

  1. Someone who perpetrates hoaxes.

Synonyms

  • hoaxster (rare)

Related terms

  • hoax

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hoax

English

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /h??ks/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ho?ks/
  • Rhymes: -??ks
  • Homophone: hokes

Verb

hoax (third-person singular simple present hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, simple past and past participle hoaxed)

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

Derived terms

  • hoaxer
  • hoaxster (rare)

Translations

Noun

hoax (plural hoaxes)

  1. Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

Synonyms

  • (deliberately false story or report): canard

Derived terms

  • (deliberately false story or report): hoaxical, Hoaxocaust

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