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hornswoggled

[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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Hornswoggled is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Word Origin & History

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