HOAX


Meaning of HOAX in English

(~es)

A ~ is a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not.

He denied making the ~ call but was convicted after a short trial.

N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N n

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