hornswoggle

horn·swog·gle

verb \-ˌswä-gəl\

horn·swog·gledhorn·swog·gling\-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of HORNSWOGGLE

transitive verb

slang

: bamboozle, hoax

Examples of HORNSWOGGLE

1. <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

Related Words: kid, put on, tease; bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, flam, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle

Near Antonyms: debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask; disclose, divulge, tell, unveil; disabuse, disenchant, disillusion

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Rhymes with HORNSWOGGLE

boondoggle