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語源

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Reportedly a form of hocus. Possibly from hocus-pocus or Latin iocus (“joke”). Compare hokey.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /həʊks/
• (米国発音) IPA: /hoʊks/
• 韻: -əʊks
• Homophone: hokes

動詞

hoax (third-person singular simple present hoaxes, present participle hoaxing, simple past and past participle hoaxed)

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

派生語

名詞

hoax (plural hoaxes)

1. Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

   Synonym: canard

   The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.

   The news story about the pop singer coming to town, unfortunately for his fans, turned out to be a hoax.

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