English Explanatory Dictionary

hoodwinkery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process or act of hoodwinking; deception, trickery.
  2. An instance of hoodwinking; a deception or trick.

Word forms

hoodwinkery hoodwinkeries

Etymology

From hoodwink (“to deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead”) + -ery.

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