hornswoggle

• Verbo anticuado que significa engañar, estafar o hacer creer algo falso a alguien, a menudo de manera juguetona o astuta.

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.

   Engañar o estafar

   • 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.

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