Hornswoggle (Verb)
Meaning
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The scam artist hornswoggled several elderly investors out of their life savings with his Ponzi scheme.
- He tried to hornswoggle the couple into buying a timeshare, promising returns that seemed too good to be true.
- Their lawyer believed that the business rival had tried to hornswoggle his clients into giving up a significant stake in the company.
- She nearly got hornswoggled by a fake realtor who promised a 'dream home' in an area plagued by crime.
- After being hornswoggled by unscrupulous insurance salesmen, the family had no financial protection to speak of.