Hornswoggle (v)
hawrn-swog-uh-l
To swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
I always thought this meant ‘rubbish’ ‘balderdash’ ‘pish’ but obviously I was wrong.
Example sentences
“I’ve no idea how she hornswoggled a drink out of him, he’s tighter than a duck’s arse! ”
“I’m going to see if I can hornswoggle another 12 months of half priced cable TV..”
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Love hornswaggle!