hornswoggle
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transitive verb \-ˌswä-gəl\horn·swog·gledhorn·swog·gling\-g(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of HORNSWOGGLE
slangExamples of HORNSWOGGLE
- <I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker.>
Origin of HORNSWOGGLE
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1829
Related to HORNSWOGGLE
- Synonyms
- bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, deceive, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, sucker, suck in, take in, trick
- Antonyms
- undeceive
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