hoaxing

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English

Definitions

verb

To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

noun

The perpetration of a hoax.

Related words

Synonyms

put-on dupery fraudulence fraud spoof sham fakery sporgery humbugging blag duping falsification counterfeiting humbug imposture impostury

Rhymes

coaxing folk sing folks sing oaks hung

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