HOAX
fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on
(noun) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on
(verb) subject to a playful hoax or joke
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
hoax (third-person singular simple present hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, simple past and past participle hoaxed)
(transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.
Noun
hoax (plural hoaxes)
Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
Synonyms
• (deliberately false story or report): canard
Source: Wiktionary
Hoax, n. Etym: [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.]
Definition: A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. Macaulay.
Hoax, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoaxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoaxing.]
Definition: To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. Lamb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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