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Hax vs Hoax - What's the difference?

hax | hoax |

As nouns the difference between hax and hoax

is that hax is hacks, hacking, or something done by a hacker while hoax is anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

As a verb hoax is

to deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. (scam.

hax

English

Noun

(-)
  • (slang, computing) hacks, hacking, or something done by a hacker.
    • OMG, hax ! That player just ran through a solid wall.
  • Game deciding luck based events in battles
    • The third critical hit in a row! You only win because of hax !

    References

    * Internet Slang Dictionary: an Authoritative Guide to Understanding Internet Slang and Netspeak , by Ryan Jones, Lulu.com, 2006, page 61 [http://books.google.com/books?id=1JmTUI-rrK4C&pg=PA61&dq=hax+internet&lr=&sig=ACfU3U0yK6Ur16u1wewmNrpcuCxF0jGw0w]

    hoax

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. (scam)

    • Derived terms

    * hoaxer * hoaxster (rare)

    Noun

    (es)
  • Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

    • Synonyms

    * (deliberately false story or report) canard

    Derived terms

    * (deliberately false story or report) hoaxical, Hoaxocaust