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View synonyms for hornswoggle

hornswoggle

[ hawrn-swog-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, Slang.
, horn·swog·gled, horn·swog·gling.
  1. to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

hornswoggle

/ ˈhɔːnˌswɒɡəl /

verb

  1. slang.
    tr to cheat or trick; bamboozle

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hornswoggle1

1815–25 origin uncertain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hornswoggle1

C19: of unknown origin

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Example Sentences

The fellow I've been having so much fun with—the Nervy Matt that tried to hornswoggle me with my own photograph.

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