n. 25B6; noun the call was a hoax : PRACTICAL JOKE, joke, jest, prank, trick; ruse, deception, fraud, bluff, humbug, confidence trick; informal con, spoof, scam.
25B6; verb the DJ hoaxed his listeners : PLAY A (PRACTICAL) JOKE ON, play a prank on, trick, fool; deceive, hoodwink, delude, dupe, take in, lead on, bluff, gull, humbug; informal con, kid, have on, pull a fast one on, put one over on, take for a ride, lead up the garden path; N. Amer. informal sucker, snooker.