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Hoax vs Jo - What's the difference?

hoax | jo |

As nouns the difference between hoax and jo

is that hoax is anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick while jo is darling, sweetheart.

As a verb hoax

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

As a proper noun Jo is

a diminutive of the female given names Josephine, Joan or Joanna. Often used in conjoined names such as Jo Ann or Mary Jo.

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

    jo

    English

    (wikipedia jo)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) Darling, sweetheart.
  • * 1711 , traditional, published by James Watson, Old Long Syne :
    • On Old long syne my Jo ,
    on Old long syne,
    That thou canst never once reflect,
    on Old long syne.

    Anagrams

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