44 entries under hoax topic. ×

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decoy(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
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gag(noun, catch, trick, sport, sham)
4
stall(noun, cause, trick, shift, escape)
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chicane(noun, trick, twist, deception, talk)
3
wrinkle(noun, catch, fake, trick, counterfeit)
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catch(noun, fake, trick, sport, counterfeit)
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con(noun, action, cause, plan, play)
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snare(noun, fake, trick, deception, lie)
2
stunt(noun, catch, fake, trick, twist)
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bilk(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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confidence game(noun, expression, trick, lie, sham)
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crock(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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equivocation(noun, slip, deception, shift, escape)
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excuse(noun, cause, slip, trick, shift)
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fallacy(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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fib(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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hogwash(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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illusion(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
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lie(noun, trick, shift, escape, routine)
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malarkey(noun, trick, lie, sham, con)
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