Noah Webster
Hoax
HOAX, noun Something done for deception or mockery; a trick played off in sport.
HOAX, verb transitive To deceive; to play a trick upon for sport, or without malice. [A colloquial word, but not elegant.]
HOAX, noun Something done for deception or mockery; a trick played off in sport.
HOAX, verb transitive To deceive; to play a trick upon for sport, or without malice. [A colloquial word, but not elegant.]