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hornswoggle

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verb horn·swog·gle \ˈhȯrn-ˌswä-gəl\

Definition of hornswoggle

hornswoggled

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hornswoggling

play \ˈhȯrn-ˌswä-g(ə-)liŋ\

slang

  1. transitive verb

  2. :  bamboozle, hoax

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Examples of hornswoggle in a Sentence

  1. I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker.

Origin and Etymology of hornswoggle

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hornswoggle Synonyms

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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