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A malicious ruse or deception

A humorous prank or practical joke

A fraudulent imitation of something else

A crafty, and typically underhanded, means to achieve one's aims

A manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings

A joke or an amusing story

A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so

The condition or quality of being phony or fake

To deceive or fool someone

To tease, especially in a jocular manner

Fake, especially with an intent to deceive

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Noun

A malicious ruse or deception

confidence trick

confidence game

misrepresentation

smoke and mirrors

monkey business

fraudulent scheme

sanctimoniousness

piece of deception

bit of sharp practice

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

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“It appeared to be a hoax to swindle money from government agents.”

Noun

A humorous prank or practical joke

piece of mischief

mischievous act

mischievous trick

monkey business

mischievousness

practical jokes

foolish behavior^US

foolish behaviour^UK

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“A funeral urn full of ashes left in a Salford cab may have been part of an elaborate hoax by Irish pranksters.”

Noun

A fraudulent imitation of something else

virtual reality

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“Suddenly, you're going to swear that your American passport is a hoax and that everything sounds and tastes so much better in español.”

Noun

A crafty, and typically underhanded, means to achieve one's aims

monkey business

sleight of hand

confidence trick

oldest trick in the book

underhandedness

attention-grabber

wild-goose chase

diversionary tactic

misleading clue

bait and switch

course of action

standard procedure

standard operating procedure

series of steps

vision statement

mission statement

proposed action

mode of behaviour

mode of conduct

method of working

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Noun

A manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings

misrepresentation

false appearance

outward appearance

lack of veracity

assuming a front

putting on a front

pretentiousness

window dressing

smoke and mirrors

window-dressing

superciliousness

airs and graces

going Hollywood

assumed manners

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

outward display

false impression

deceptive appearance

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Noun

A joke or an amusing story

double entendre

shaggy dog story

good-natured remark

sardonic remark

witty communication

shaggy-dog story

nice turn of phrase

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

snappy comeback

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Noun

A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so

misrepresentation

cock-and-bull story

trumped-up story

terminological inexactitude

departure from the truth

piece of fiction

cock and bull story

alternative fact

little white lie

flight of fancy

figment of the imagination

shaggy-dog story

false statement

shaggy dog story

unbelievable story

conspiracy theory

economy with the truth

lack of veracity

figment of imagination

aggrandizement^US

not a true picture

aggrandisement^UK

figure of speech

prepared speech

one for the birds

deviation from the truth

disregard for the facts

old wivesʼ tale

misleading statement

suppressio veri

confusing statement

misapprehension

mistaken belief

fictitious story

misinterpretation

poetic license^US

poetic licence^UK

false impression

mistaken impression

castles in Spain

fool's paradise

castles in the air

castle in the air

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Noun

The condition or quality of being phony or fake

disingenuousness

pretentiousness

duplicitousness

pharisaicalness

sanctimoniousness

false profession

being two-faced

self-righteousness

superciliousness

self-satisfaction

affected superiority

double standard

underhandedness

monkey business

misrepresentation

ambidextrousness

hypocriticalness

crocodile tears

lack of veracity

pious platitudes

smoke and mirrors

hypocritical statement

treacherousness

untrustworthiness

breach of trust

double-crossing

stab in the back

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

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Verb

To deceive or fool someone

take for a ride

put one over on

pull a fast one on

pull a swifty on

lead up the garden path

pull the wool over someone's eyes

play games with

take advantage of

take to the cleaners

lead down the garden path

outmanoeuvre^UK

give someone a bum steer

pull a fast one

get the better of

do the dirty on

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

play a trick on

propagandize^US

pull someone's leg

propagandise^UK

play for a sucker

be cleverer than

run rings round

steal a march on

make rings round

sell a bill of goods to

throw dust in someone's eyes

give wrong information to

lead up garden path

put up smoke screen

put on false front

bait and switch

give the wrong impression

take for a fool

take to cleaners

make a sucker of

play for a fool

do someone in the eye

sell a bill of goods

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

sell down the river

send on a wild-goose chase

break the rules

twist around your little finger

go one better than

tell a falsehood

tell an untruth

not tell the truth

be economical with the truth

not speak the truth

make up a story

lie through one's teeth

stretch the truth

tell a white lie

perjure oneself

tell a terminological inexactitude

concoct a story

forswear oneself

bear false witness

say something untrue

depart from the truth

stab in the back

be unfaithful to

play someone false

break faith with

put someone up to something

do someone dirty

slip something over on

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

misrepresent the truth

distort the truth

betray one's true intentions

make a monkey of

make a monkey out of

make somebody look an idiot

arrange fraudulently

throw off balance

put someone off their stride

catch on the hop

find a loophole in

exploit a loophole in

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“I know that Ern Malley was not a real person, but a personality invented in order to hoax me.”

Verb

To tease, especially in a jocular manner

pull someone's leg

take the mickey

play a practical joke on

get a rise out of

make a monkey out of

take a rise out of

play a practical joke

pull someone's chain

have a joke on somebody

muck someone about

yank someone's chain

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Adjective

Fake, especially with an intent to deceive

not what it is cracked up to be

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