Definition of hoodwink
hoodwink
- to flirt with one's boyfriend behind his girlfriend's back.
Girl, she just hoodwinked your man.
Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by robin from Grand Rapids, MI, USA on Feb 03 2003.
- Stole, swiped, lifted.
Man they hoodwinked all that stuff.
Last edited on Feb 26 2003. Submitted by Matthew A. from Canton, OH, USA on Feb 26 2003.
verb - transitive
- to deceive by underhanded methods.
The car salesman hoodwinked me into buying a lemon.
- See more words with the same meaning: to take advantage of, cheat, trick.
Last edited on Feb 22 2011. Submitted by Warren R. from Hayward, WI, USA on Jan 26 1999.
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Other terms relating to 'to take advantage of, cheat, trick': | |
| Definitions include: to defraud; "swindle". | |
| Definitions include: to exit a previous arrangement, change one's mind, change one's usual behavior, etc. | |
| Definitions include: a disrespectful, rude, or otherwise unpleasant person. | |
| Definitions include: to deceive using underhanded methods; "dupe"; "hoodwink". | |
| Definitions include: to give someone something unexpected. | |
| Definitions include: to give someone a bad bargain. | |
| Definitions include: to duplicate. | |
| Definitions include: to rely on others for things one wants or needs, especially food, shelter, etc. | |
| Definitions include: to fail to meet someone at a designated location. | |
| Definitions include: To mislead or to give (or receive) bad directions. | |
| Definitions include: the act of defecating in the top basin of a toilet bowl causing it to clog. | |
| Definitions include: to flatter, especially for future gain. | |
| Definitions include: to trick a person into doing something that like a good idea but will end in disaster. | |
| Definitions include: police. | |
| Definitions include: to arrange things in one's favor. | |
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| Definitions include: Gook is a Korean word used as a bad slang towards people of Asian culture. It's original meaning translates to "people of". Americans are known as Mi-gook, Korean's are Han-gook, and so on. The word Gook was probably taught to American GI's during the Korean War, who bastardized it's use. It surfaced again and was used by GI's who later fought in VietNam. It's still used as a common, non-derogatory, word in Korea and as a slang in other parts of the world. | |
| Definitions include: To be off the front in bicycle racing means that you have jumped ahead of the main pack of riders. | |
| Definitions include: statement that something is true. | |
| Definitions include: to go. | |
| Definitions include: "tomorrow". | |
| Definitions include: to be kissed by surprise. | |
| Definitions include: generally displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: to be in need of praise. | |
| Definitions include: to displease or irritate. |
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