2 entries under this word

Hoax

Hōax, n.

noun

n. [A-S. hucs, hux, husc, hōh, hōc, mockery, contempt, O. H. Ger. hose, hōh, huoh; or contracted from hocus, in hocus-pocus.] Something done for deception or mockery; a trick played off in sport; a practical joke.

Hōax, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. HOAXED (hōkst); p. pr. & vb. n. HOAXING.] To deceive; to play a trick upon for sport, or without malice.