hornswoggle

verb

ˈhȯrn-ˌswä-gəl How to pronounce hornswoggle (audio)
Definition of hornswogglenext
as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker

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  1. deceive
  2. trick
  3. fool
Verb
  • For his part, Higginbotham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deceive U.S. banks about millions of dollars in foreign lobbying funds and was sentenced to three months’ probation.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Nearly seven in 10 people were deceived into buying counterfeit products online at least once, according to research from Michigan State University in 2023.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of deceive
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  • Other sculptures show how Raven tricks his way into the nobleman's home.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Add them all up and see if October tricked you into a doomscrolling coma or treated you to touching grass.
    Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of trick
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  • Don't be fooled: the CFP's rankings are what determines whether a team will be in the playoffs.
    Ross Terrell, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The defendants’ last-minute attempt to rebrand their ER reboot as The Pitt is not fooling anyone.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of fool
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