hornswoggle

vt. 骗, 瞒

发音

UK /ˈhɔːn.swɒɡ.əl/
US /ˈhɔɹn.swɑ.ɡəl/
AU

词形变化

hornswoggler hornswoggled hornswoggles 三单 hornswoggles hornswoggling hornswoggling 现在分词 hornswoggled 过去式 hornswoggled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    nonsense; humbug

    俚语
v.
  1. 1.

    To deceive or trick.

    俚语 及物

    Don't let them hornswoggle you into buying anything you don't need.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

con scam rook swindle diddle defraud victimize bunco goldbrick mulct

上位词 3

cheat chisel rip off

下位词 2

short shortchange

词源

Unknown, 1829 US, jocular coinage like contemporary absquatulate. Presumably horns + waggle with humorous faux ablaut or combination with wobble (compare later woggle, 1923), perhaps inspired by lassoed steers trying to escape by moving their head.

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