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hoodwink
[ hood-wingk ]
verb (used with object)
- to deceive or trick.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Archaic. to blindfold.
- Obsolete. to cover or hide.
hoodwink
/ ˈʊˌɪŋ /
verb
- to dupe; trick
- obsolete.to cover or hide
Derived Forms
- ˈǴǻˌɾ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ǵǻ·ɾ·· adjective
- Ǵǻ·ɾ· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hoodwink1
Example Sentences
I was hoodwinked in a similar way to the British-Ghanaian teenager who recently took his parents to the High Court in London for sending him to school in Ghana.
It soon became apparent that my name and image were being used by scammers to try to hoodwink people out of money.
“Not only is it good for the economy and good for our communities, but it's much, much less likely that you're going to be hoodwinked.”
Mulvaney even bragged about hoodwinking Trump into violating his promise not to cut Social Security by telling him the cuts would be in “disability insurance” without revealing that disability insurance is part of Social Security.
Wolff also encouraged social critics to not be hoodwinked by "simple-minded arguments" that attempt to turn people off from all left-wing politics through generic vilification of bureaucrats.
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