Hoax
41Hoax letter writers — This page covers various hoax letter writers. Henry Root Henry Root is the creation of writer William Donaldson who wrote to numerous public figures with unusual or outlandish questions and requests. The letters were published as The Henry Root… …
42hoax — I. transitive verb Etymology: probably contraction of hocus Date: circa 1796 to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous • hoaxer noun II. noun Date: 1808 1. an act intended to trick or dupe ; …
43hoax — some fish species are based on hoaxes, e.g. drawings of fish invented by Audubon and sent to Rafinesque. The scientific names are rejected according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature on the basis that they are not known to… …
44hoax — 1. verb /həʊks,hoʊks/ To deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. 2. noun /həʊks,hoʊks/ Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick …
45hoax — Synonyms and related words: bamboozle, befool, beguile, betray, bluff, cajole, cheat, cheat on, chicane, circumvent, clinquant, con, con game, conjure, counterfeit, cozen, deceive, deception, defraud, delude, diddle, double cross, dummy, dupe,… …
46hoax — ● ►en n. m. ►SOC canular en anglais. Message destiné à se moquer de ceux qui le reçoive en les manipulant, par exemple en les poussant à répandre une rumeur, comme par exemple une fausse alerte de sécurité (alerte pouvant être totalement… …
47hoax — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deception, trick; deceit, fraud, fakery, humbug, canard. v. t. dupe, deceive, trick, fool, swindle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. falsification, fabrication, deceit; see deception 2 , lie 2 , trick 1 , 2 .… …
48hoax — see HOCUS POCUS …
49hoax — həʊks n. mischievous deception, act intended to deceive or trick v. trick, deceive, dupe …
50hoax — I. n. Deception (for sport), cheat, fraud, imposition, imposture, canard, practical joke. II. v. a. Deceive (jocosely), cheat, impose upon …
