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həuks 1. noun(a trick played to deceive people: There wasn't a bomb in the school at all - it was just a hoax.) svindel, lureri, triks2. verb(to trick: They found that they had been hoaxed.) lure, svindlebedrageri--------puss--------svik--------svindelIsubst. \/həʊks\/1) spøk, puss, pek2) lureri, svindel, bløff3) avisandIIverb \/həʊks\/lure, narre, spille et puss, gjøre et pekhoax somebody into lure noen til
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