名詞 hoax:

1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
   同義詞：fraud, fraudulence, dupery, humbug, put-on

動詞 hoax:

1. subject to a playful hoax or joke
   同義詞：pull someone's leg, play a joke on

1. Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
   瞞騙，欺詐用于騙人的東西; 騙局或欺詐
2. The fire-brigade answered the emergency call but there was no fire it was all a hoax.
   消防隊接到報警電話後采取了行動，但是并沒有火災--這完全是一場惡作劇。
3. I was hoaxed into believing their story.
   我上了當，還以為他們的玩笑是真的呢。

hoax

n.（名詞）
An act intended to deceive or trick.
欺騙：用以欺騙或戲弄的行為
Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.
騙局：用欺騙的手段造成的形勢
v.tr.（及物動詞）
hoaxed,hoax.ing,hoax.es
To deceive or cheat by using a hoax.
騙弄：用戲弄的手段欺騙或蒙騙

來源：
Perhaps alteration of hocus
可能為 hocus的變化

【引伸】
hoax.er
n.（名詞）