HOAXED

Verb

hoaxed

simple past tense and past participle of hoax

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Source: Wiktionary


HOAX

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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