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with Anu GarghornswogglePRONUNCIATION:
(HORN-swog-uhl)
MEANING:
verb tr.:
To cheat, hoax, or deceive someone.
ETYMOLOGY:
Of unknown origin.
USAGE:
"Now, however, some special interests are out to hornswoggle residents,
and they're stooping low to do it."Lauren Ritchie; But Doctor, Your Name is on the Mailer; The Orlando Sentinel (Florida); Oct 4, 2006. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
A coward is a hero with a wife, kids, and a mortgage. -Marvin Kitman, author and media critic (b. 1929)
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