hoax
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Dating back to the late 18th century, “hoax” seems to derive from what a conjurer or juggler might say, a truncation of “hocus pocus,” utilized to divert the attention of an audience.
From Salon
Never mind that the commission doesn’t need the policy to confront legitimate offenses; it has a rule banning broadcast hoaxes.
It comes after months of refusing to address the Epstein files as anything other than “a hoax.”
From Salon
He calls it the Epstein “hoax,” a word, it pays to remember, with a specific resonance in Trumpspeak.
The unloved product was shoved into every available online space, cluttering up the digital landscape with junk and hoaxes while promising a far-off profit and a future of easy living.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
