# hao siao

> English word · Noun · IPA /haʊˈʃaʊ/

## Definitions
1. pseudojournalists, not employed by a reputable news organization but who pass themselves off as journalists in order to cash in on the payoffs and bribes from news sources, particularly during elections.

## Etymology
From Hokkien 嘐潲 (hau-siâu, “fake”). Compare Tagalog hawsyaw.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hao-siao