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hoodwink

[ hood-wingk ]
/ ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk /
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verb (used with object)

to deceive or trick.
Archaic. to blindfold.
Obsolete. to cover or hide.

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RELATED WORDS

mislead, bilk, dupe, bamboozle, victimize, defraud, swindle, fool, hoax, fleece, burn, scam, screw, cheat, fake, gull, trick, bluff, gyp, con

Nearby words

  1. hoodie,
  2. hoodlum,
  3. hoodman-blind,
  4. hoodoo,
  5. hoodooism,
  6. hooey,
  7. hoof,
  8. hoof it,
  9. hoof-and-mouth disease,
  10. hoofbeat

Origin of hoodwink

First recorded in 1555–65; hood1 + wink1
Related formshood·wink·a·ble, adjectivehood·wink·er, nounun·hood·winked, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for hoodwinked

hoodwink

/ (ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk) /

verb (tr)

to dupe; trick
obsolete to cover or hide
Derived Formshoodwinker, noun

Word Origin for hoodwink

C16: originally, to cover the eyes with a hood, blindfold
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Word Origin and History for hoodwinked

hoodwink

v.

1560s, "to blindfold," from hood (n.1) + wink; figurative sense of "mislead, deceive" is c.1600. Related: Hoodwinked; hoodwinking.

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