hoodwink

Meaning

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
3. (archaic, figuratively, transitive) To hide or obscure.
4. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.

Noun

1. (countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
2. (British, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.

Synonyms

deceive

trick

cheat

bamboozle

dupe

swindle

fool

con

hoax

defraud

delude

bilk

juggle

beguile

gull

play false

bluff

snow

❄️

lead by the nose

pull the wool over someone’s eyes

gyp

finagle

outwit

welch

diddle

outsmart

mislead

humbug

chisel

befool

circumvent

entice

screw

spoof

double-cross

rook

gouge

stolen

take in

tempt

victimize

whipsaw

do for

fake out

hornswoggle

play tricks

trick someone

seel

allure

flim-flam

Translations

engañar

tromper

enganar

misleiden

embrouiller

hintergehen

täuschen

infinocchiare

aldatmak

απατώ

berner

ρίχνω

en imposer

frauder

abuser

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhʊdwɪŋk/

Etymology

The verb is derived from hood (“head covering attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak”) + wink (“to close one’s eyes”). (< C16 'to blindfold').
The noun is derived from the verb.