hoaxed
simple past tense and past participle of hoax
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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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.