hoodwinks

Verb

Deceives or tricks someone.

ریشه

Derived from the 16th-century terms 'hood' and 'wink', originally meaning to blindfold someone by covering their eyes.

مثال

• She hoodwinks her parents into thinking she's studying.
• The salesman hoodwinks customers into buying unnecessary products.
• The con artist hoodwinks his victims with a fake lottery.

ترکیب‌های رایج

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