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Hornswoggle

[hawrn-swog-uhl] Origin

horn·swog·gle

[hawrn-swog-uhl]
verb (used with object), -gled, -gling. Slang.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

Origin:
1815–25 origin uncertain
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Hornswoggle is always a great word to know.
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to refuse to serve at a bar or restaurant; to be thrown out of or forbidden from an establishment
a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation
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hornswoggle (ˈhɔːnˌswɒɡəl)
 
vb
slang (tr) to cheat or trick; bamboozle
 
[C19: of unknown origin]

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hornswoggle
"to cheat," 1829, probably a fanciful formation.
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