"Hoax" is a word in ENGLISH

hoax ENGLISH
Definition:

To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief;
to impose upon sportively.

hoax ENGLISH
Definition:

A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or
story; a practical joke.

Few words of positivity

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

George Orwell

WORD SUGGESTIONS
Laugh your heart out.

I can't understand why people say my girlfriend's legs look like matchsticks. They do look like sticks - but they certainly don't match.

drollery ENGLISH

The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery; droll stories; comical gestures or manners.

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