Meanings
- The quality or state of being a hoaxter.
But as Abel discovered, hoaxterism carries two occupational hazards.
2018 September 19, Margalit Fox, “Alan Abel, Hoaxer Extraordinaire, Is (on Good Authority) Dead at 94.”, in International New York Times2 more examples
But my own true reason, my intimate reason as dilettante hoaxster, was this: one of my oldest friends, deceased by now, a hoaxster of the supreme category, was the illustrious Sapeck, prince of hoaxterism in the Latin Quarter.
2010, S. Brent Morris, Arturo de Hoyos, Is it True What They Say About Freemasonry?, page 216Private companies are entitled to make the decision that Jones’s brand of hoaxterism, which does real and lasting harm, is censorship-worthy.
2018 August 8, Jesse Singal, “After Alex Jones, bracing for the next deranged conspiracy theory”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
Origin
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hoaxterism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoaxterism
“hoaxterism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoaxterism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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