hoaxn.

Brit.

/həʊks/, U.S.

/hoʊks/

Etymology: < hoax v.

a. An act of hoaxing; a humorous or mischievous deception, usually taking the form of a fabrication of something fictitious or erroneous, told in such a manner as to impose upon the credulity of the victim.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax

pratOE

mowa1393

pageant?c1430

jimp?1572

prank1576

jest1578

jig1592

frump1593

trick1605

bilk1664

fun1699

plisky1706

humbug1750

hum1751

practical joke1751

marlock1763

quiz1795

practical joke1804

skite1804

hoax1808

skit1815

wrinkle1817

rusty1835

funny business1838

string1851

stringer1851

cod1862

mank1865

spoof1889

leg-pull1893

rannygazoo1896

shenanigan1926

gotcha1967

to throw a fastball1968

wind-up1984

1808 Sporting Mag. 32 104 The hoax was indeed most successful.

1814 Stock-Exchange laid Open 20 The day on which the hoax was practised on the Stock Exchange.

1815 Sixteen & Sixty ii. iii In spite of your hoax of the Bath Doctor.

1817 Edinb. Rev. 28 382 Having amused himself with a mystification (or what is in England vulgarly called a hoax) on the Mayor.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 613 It is difficult to believe that a Prince..would have been scared by so silly a hoax.

1876 J. G. Holland Story of Sevenoaks (new ed.) xiv. 201 A paper which manufactured hoaxes and vended them for news.

b. concrete. One who is a deception, ‘a fraud’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] > one who or that which dissembles

feigner1382

pseudo1402

simular1526

simuler1534

colourer1554

counterfeiter1561

truphane1568

counterfeit1574

put-forth1581

pretender1583

impostor1586

idol1590

would-be1607

phantasm1622

farce1696

imposture1699

Barmecide1713

simulator1835

fraud1850

sham1850

fake1855

swindle1858

shammer1861

make-believe1863

hoax1869

economizer1874

make-believer1884

ringer1896

phoney1902

faker1910

shill1976

1869 H. B. Stowe Oldtown Folks xxiv. 292 After all the beautiful little hoax had nothing for it but her attractive soul-case.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

hoaxv.

Brit.

/həʊks/, U.S.

/hoʊks/

Etymology: Appears shortly before 1800; supposed to be a contracted form of hocus v.This origin suits sense and form, but there is no direct evidence of connection, and 18th cent. quotations for hocus v. are wanting: see that word.

transitive. To deceive or take in by inducing to believe an amusing or mischievous fabrication or fiction; to play upon the credulity of.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > trick, hoax [verb (transitive)]

jape1362

bejape1377

play1562

jugglea1592

dally1595

trick1595

bore1602

jadea1616

to fool off1631

top1663

whiska1669

hocus1675

to put a sham upon1677

sham1677

fun?1685

to put upon ——1687

rig1732

humbug1750

hum1751

to run a rig1764

hocus-pocus1774

cram1794

hoax1796

kid1811

string1819

to play off1821

skylark1823

frisk1825

stuff1844

lark1848

kiddy1851

soap1857

to play it (on)1864

spoof1889

to slip (something) over (on)1912

cod1941

to pull a person's chain1975

game1996

1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Hoaxing, bantering, ridiculing. Hoaxing a quiz; joking an odd fellow. University wit.

1800 Gentleman's Mag. 70 947 Hoax, Hoxe, or Goaxe, a word much in vogue in political circles. It signifies to make any person the object of ridicule by a species of acclamation. The word is borrowed from the kennel.

1805 Sporting Mag. 26 128 He would not be hoaxed any more.

1829 W. Leigh Let. to G. Townsend 87 Either the statesman was hoaxing you, or the exile the statesman.

1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. xviii. 141 The people who bring you news have probably hoaxed you.

absolute.1884 L. B. Walford Baby's Grandmother II. 119 My word! Bertha, you are hoaxing.

Derivatives

hoaxing n. and adj.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun]

legerdemain1532

hocus-pocus1647

sham1683

funning1728

humbugging1752

humming1807

hoaxing1808

larking1813

cutting-up1843

cut-up1843

shenanigan1855

codology1860

greening1863

cod1866

leg-pulling1879

spoof1889

codding1892

spoofery1895

four-flushing1901

kidding1901

shenaniganning1924

kidology1964

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [adjective] > employing trickery

trifling?a1400

bantering1660

hoaxing1808

mystifyingc1827

bluffing1850

four-flushing1901

spoofing1920

shenaniganning1924

1808 J. P. Malcolm Mann. & Cust. London 213 Contriving wonderful stories for the publick..This waggery has recently received the elegant term of hoaxing.

1815 Sixteen & Sixty i. iii Out of my presence, you hoaxing young rake-hell!

1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pilgrims of Rhine xii. 143 You know..hoaxing is a fashionable amusement among the great.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hoax
释义	hoaxn. Brit. /həʊks/, U.S. /hoʊks/ Etymology: < hoax v. a. An act of hoaxing; a humorous or mischievous deception, usually taking the form of a fabrication of something fictitious or erroneous, told in such a manner as to impose upon the credulity of the victim. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax pratOE mowa1393 pageant?c1430 jimp?1572 prank1576 jest1578 jig1592 frump1593 trick1605 bilk1664 fun1699 plisky1706 humbug1750 hum1751 practical joke1751 marlock1763 quiz1795 practical joke1804 skite1804 hoax1808 skit1815 wrinkle1817 rusty1835 funny business1838 string1851 stringer1851 cod1862 mank1865 spoof1889 leg-pull1893 rannygazoo1896 shenanigan1926 gotcha1967 to throw a fastball1968 wind-up1984 1808 Sporting Mag. 32 104 The hoax was indeed most successful. 1814 Stock-Exchange laid Open 20 The day on which the hoax was practised on the Stock Exchange. 1815 Sixteen & Sixty ii. iii In spite of your hoax of the Bath Doctor. 1817 Edinb. Rev. 28 382 Having amused himself with a mystification (or what is in England vulgarly called a hoax) on the Mayor. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 613 It is difficult to believe that a Prince..would have been scared by so silly a hoax. 1876 J. G. Holland Story of Sevenoaks (new ed.) xiv. 201 A paper which manufactured hoaxes and vended them for news. b. concrete. One who is a deception, ‘a fraud’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] > one who or that which dissembles feigner1382 pseudo1402 simular1526 simuler1534 colourer1554 counterfeiter1561 truphane1568 counterfeit1574 put-forth1581 pretender1583 impostor1586 idol1590 would-be1607 phantasm1622 farce1696 imposture1699 Barmecide1713 simulator1835 fraud1850 sham1850 fake1855 swindle1858 shammer1861 make-believe1863 hoax1869 economizer1874 make-believer1884 ringer1896 phoney1902 faker1910 shill1976 1869 H. B. Stowe Oldtown Folks xxiv. 292 After all the beautiful little hoax had nothing for it but her attractive soul-case. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). hoaxv. Brit. /həʊks/, U.S. /hoʊks/ Etymology: Appears shortly before 1800; supposed to be a contracted form of hocus v.This origin suits sense and form, but there is no direct evidence of connection, and 18th cent. quotations for hocus v. are wanting: see that word. transitive. To deceive or take in by inducing to believe an amusing or mischievous fabrication or fiction; to play upon the credulity of. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > trick, hoax [verb (transitive)] jape1362 bejape1377 play1562 jugglea1592 dally1595 trick1595 bore1602 jadea1616 to fool off1631 top1663 whiska1669 hocus1675 to put a sham upon1677 sham1677 fun?1685 to put upon ——1687 rig1732 humbug1750 hum1751 to run a rig1764 hocus-pocus1774 cram1794 hoax1796 kid1811 string1819 to play off1821 skylark1823 frisk1825 stuff1844 lark1848 kiddy1851 soap1857 to play it (on)1864 spoof1889 to slip (something) over (on)1912 cod1941 to pull a person's chain1975 game1996 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Hoaxing, bantering, ridiculing. Hoaxing a quiz; joking an odd fellow. University wit. 1800 Gentleman's Mag. 70 947 Hoax, Hoxe, or Goaxe, a word much in vogue in political circles. It signifies to make any person the object of ridicule by a species of acclamation. The word is borrowed from the kennel. 1805 Sporting Mag. 26 128 He would not be hoaxed any more. 1829 W. Leigh Let. to G. Townsend 87 Either the statesman was hoaxing you, or the exile the statesman. 1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. xviii. 141 The people who bring you news have probably hoaxed you. absolute.1884 L. B. Walford Baby's Grandmother II. 119 My word! Bertha, you are hoaxing. Derivatives hoaxing n. and adj. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] legerdemain1532 hocus-pocus1647 sham1683 funning1728 humbugging1752 humming1807 hoaxing1808 larking1813 cutting-up1843 cut-up1843 shenanigan1855 codology1860 greening1863 cod1866 leg-pulling1879 spoof1889 codding1892 spoofery1895 four-flushing1901 kidding1901 shenaniganning1924 kidology1964 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [adjective] > employing trickery trifling?a1400 bantering1660 hoaxing1808 mystifyingc1827 bluffing1850 four-flushing1901 spoofing1920 shenaniganning1924 1808 J. P. Malcolm Mann. & Cust. London 213 Contriving wonderful stories for the publick..This waggery has recently received the elegant term of hoaxing. 1815 Sixteen & Sixty i. iii Out of my presence, you hoaxing young rake-hell! 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pilgrims of Rhine xii. 143 You know..hoaxing is a fashionable amusement among the great. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808v.1796
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