hoodwink

[ hood-wingk ]

/ ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk /

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verb (used with object)

to deceive or trick.

Archaic. to blindfold.

Obsolete. to cover or hide.

Words nearby hoodwink

hoodie, hoodlum, hoodman-blind, hoodoo, hoodooism, hoodwink, hooey, hoof, hoof it, hoof-and-mouth disease, hoofbeat

Origin of hoodwink

First recorded in 1555–65; hood¹ + wink¹

SYNONYMS FOR hoodwink

1 dupe, cheat, swindle, gyp.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hoodwink

hood·wink·a·ble, adjectivehood·wink·er, nounun·hood·winked, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hoodwinked

Roseanne Barr thinks America has been “bamboozled and hoodwinked.”
Roseanne Barr: Why You Should Vote for Me for President|Abigail Pesta|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In response to withering media criticism, the Bush folks finally figured out that they had been hoodwinked.
When Bush Caved to Egypt|Matt Latimer|January 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It may, however, be doubted whether Miss Cassewary was hoodwinked by this little story.
The Duke's Children|Anthony Trollope
Why had he allowed himself to be duped and hoodwinked by his elders and by his own shyness, into chastity?
Prisoners|Mary Cholmondeley

She realized at once that she had been hoodwinked, and appealed to Lessard.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
I am glad that they see their blindness now—but why this sentimental friendliness for those who hoodwinked them?
New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1|Various
But Themistocles was not the man to be hoodwinked by the simple cunning of the Spartans.
Stories from Thucydides|H. L. Havell

British Dictionary definitions for hoodwinked

hoodwink

/ (ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk) /

verb (tr)

to dupe; trick

obsolete to cover or hide

Derived forms of hoodwink

hoodwinker, noun

Word Origin for hoodwink

C16: originally, to cover the eyes with a hood, blindfold

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hoodwink

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