hornswoggle

• Veralteter umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck, der bedeutet, jemanden zu täuschen, zu betrügen oder irrezuführen, oft auf spielerische oder listige Weise.

An obsolete verb meaning to swindle, cheat, or deceive someone, often in a playful or cunning manner.

1. To deceive or cheatC2slangamerican

   To deprive someone of something by using deceit or trickery; to swindle.

   Betrügen oder Schwindeln

   • The con artist hornswoggled the widow out of her inheritance.
   • He tried to hornswoggle me into buying a fake watch.
   • They hornswoggled the tourists with an overpriced tour.

   Synonymebamboozlebeguilebilkcheatcondeceivedefrauddeludedupefleecegullhoaxhoodwinkmisleadoutwitswindletrick