Associations to the word «Hoax»

Wiktionary

HOAX, verb. (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. (scam)
HOAX, noun. Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

Dictionary definition

HOAX, noun. Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.
HOAX, verb. Subject to a playful hoax or joke.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.