Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To take in by deceptive means; deceive. See Synonyms at deceive.
- v. Archaic To blindfold.
- v. Obsolete To conceal.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To blind by covering the eyes; blindfold.
- To cover; hide.
- To blind mentally; deceive by disguise; impose upon.
- Synonyms See deceive.
- n. Disguise; concealment.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To blind by covering the eyes.
- v. obsolete To cover; to hide.
- v. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
WordNet 3.0
- v. influence by slyness
- v. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Etymologies
- hood + wink (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And even then it was uncommon because of the profoundly negative connotations blindfolds carried for medieval and Renaissance audiences, who viewed them as emblems not of impartiality but of deception hence the early use of the word hoodwink as a noun, meaning a blindfold or hood.”
“Will Obama crack under pressure within 100 days in office? survey said that most obama voters do not know what the word hoodwink means?”
“We're also against annuities that are sold by unscrupulous salespersons who sometimes "hoodwink" (often older) investors into investing with them by providing false or misleading information about the annuity products they're selling.”
“Don't let him "hoodwink" you or "bamboozle" you with his clever shell game, Barack.”
“Typical white person who is sick of this closet racist, America hating bigot trying to "hoodwink" the American people. shawn”
“I also find it interesting that Obama is characterizing Hillary's suggestion that the two would make a good unity ticket (with her on the top, naturally) as just an attempt to "hoodwink" and "bamboozle" voters.”
Top Obama Adviser: Hillary Must Remove Ferraro From Campaign
“I like Obama because he uses words like "hoodwink" and "bamboozle" in political speeches.”
“I actually used "hoodwink" here on TPM the other day, specifically to describe what Hillary is doing.”
“The "hoodwink" language makes a clear inference that they are dispespectful of the electorate (which is clearly true).”
“I am surprised that there is any doubt in your mind that they were willing and ready to 'hoodwink' others; the evidence is now abundant.”
William E. Jackson Jr.: Dialogue with a Jewish Friend over Israel in Lebanon
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hoodwink’.
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GRE 2014
abate, abdicate, abase, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abjure, abortive, abound, abrasive, abreast, abridge and 1577 more...
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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Words
phantasmagoria, eviscerate, avast, simulacrum, varicose, oblique, gestalt, ersatz, vernal, vivace, stellate, synecdoche and 321 more...
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2nd part
prelude, ample, escalate, prototype, accession, acquisition, archives, zealot, indict, verdict, intimidating, timid and 454 more...
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goodkitten's list
there is going to be a lot of words...
flammivomous, pep, electrolyzation, research, constrain, why, refrigerator, invisible, windblown, curate's egg, echoism, drumble and 103 more...
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Naresh_Gre2
convoke, cosset, coterie, declaim, distaff, doff, dovetail, droll, dyspeptic, egress, ersatz, euphemism and 108 more...
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Fubbery and Blaflum
An arcade of artifice and deception.
fubbery, blaflum, Drunken Fist, escamoterie, archdeceiver, legerdemain, prestidigitation, prestidigital, glaik, imposture, fraud, disguise and 78 more...
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Lying, cheating, and stealing
subterfuge, chicanery, skulduggery, pilfer, purloin, bamboozle, bilk, gyp, hoodwink, swindle, hoax, dupe and 28 more...
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Shakespeare.04
indissoluble, braggart, abjure, hoodwink, exasperate, flourish, assay, trammel, farrow, epicure, requite, flee and 3 more...
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Hoods
Inspired by comments over on muffinhood.
muffinhood, Robin Hood, maidenhood, knighthood, neighborhood, thiefhood, monkshood, childhood, manhood, little red riding..., falsehood, fatherhood and 71 more...
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What Do You Mean ?
U Gotta Know These.......
falter, ruddy, flounder, pallid, fumble, founder, labile, titular, tacit, pragmatic, fatalism, jaded and 112 more...
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Magoosh GRE
its a list of words borrowed from Magoosh GRE blog ,an indispensable resource for GRE test takers.
inimitable, exiguity, myriad, cornucopia, surfeit, glut, deluge, opaque, pellucid, grandiloquent, turgid, gadfly and 106 more...
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quality words
This is a mix of new words I've read studying for the GRE verbal and words I use normally. I also check back on these words if I don't use them often enough.
ineffable, septuagenarian, sesquipedalian, argyle, coalescence, profundity, vivisepulture, defenestrate, concatenate, usurp, diatribe, veracious and 461 more...
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Masonry
Due to my absolute ignorance of masonry and masonic terms, this list is shamelessly copied from this masonic dictionary.
Feel free to add words (as soon as I complete my transcription).abif, accepted, accord, active member, adjournment, admonish, adoration, adversity, affiliate, affirmation, lawful age, aid of deity and 143 more...
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newGRE
mostly from magoosh
imbue, verge on, nonchalant, deliberate, timorous, futile, provisional, dissect, checked, tinged, alluring, visionary and 1046 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, H
hurlyburly, hurtle, hodgepodge, heartwood, hatch, halo, hooptedoodle, hacienda, hairpin, heyday, hardscrabble, hopper and 208 more...
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