"hoax" in the noun sense
1. fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on
something intended to deceive deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
"hoax" in the verb sense
1. hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on
subject to a playful hoax or joke
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