hoax(noun, verb) noun1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantageSimilar word(s): dupery, fraud, fraudulence, humbugDefinition categories: act, chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile verb1. subject to a playful hoax or jokeDefinition categories: social, cozen, deceive, delude