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hoax

Cross references:
  1. dupe                  
 
1. hoax \'ho-ks\ vt [prob. contr. of hocus] : to trick into believing or 
   accepting as genuine something false and oft en preposterous - hoax.er n
2. hoax n 1: an act intended to trick or dupe : IMPOSTURE  2: something 
   accepted or established by fraud or fabrication