hornswoggle

Unknown, 1829 US,[1] jocular coinage like contemporary absquatulate.[2] Presumably horns + waggle with humorous faux ablaut or combination with wobble (compare later woggle, 1923), perhaps inspired by lassoed steers trying to escape by moving their head.[3][2]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːn.swɒɡ.əl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔɹn.swɑ.ɡəl/

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• Hyphenation: horn‧swog‧gle

hornswoggle (third-person singular simple present hornswoggles, present participle hornswoggling, simple past and past participle hornswoggled)

1. (transitive) To deceive or trick.

   Don't let them hornswoggle you into buying anything you don't need.

• (deceive or trick): deceive, dupe, trick

• woggle
• Appendix:Fanciful 19th century American coinages