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1 Transtive/Verb
to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous.
2: Noun
1 : an act intended to trick or dupe : IMPOSTURE
2 : something accepted or established by fraud or fabrication
It has been said that say the "Kennedy Assassination" was a "Hoax"
hoax by Bernie May 13, 2005
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A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth.
rumours,urban-legends,April fools day... those are all synonyms of Hoax
Hoax by the denkyle October 4, 2011
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Lakeisha: I cant believe i fell for that damn hoax!
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Hoax by MommypigSnortSnort October 15, 2020
bo bice's the real winner. american idol? it's a hoax!
hoax by bbbb July 16, 2008
Noun: Anything from global warming to mail-in ballots that Donald Trump thinks is fake news. Also, anything "crooked Hillary" will tell you. Basically just bullshit
"Climate change, Mail-in Ballots, its a hoax, a lot of its a hoax" -Donald Trump
Hoax by PotterPirate15 November 10, 2020
If it's a hoax, it's a hoax the Donald Trump Jr. invoked several time on camera while campaigning for Donald Trump Sr.
Hym "So how is it a Democrat hoax when your son was using it to get you elected?"
Hoax by Hym Iam July 16, 2025

hoax call 

When someone rings up 999 for an emergency service and pretends there is an emergency . Thus taking up valubale resources.
"One of the Grievance clan did a hoax call which ended up the fire engine taken up could have saved that old lady."
hoax call by Doodles March 30, 2005
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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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