hoodwink
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
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Browsing some of the manifestos for the upcoming Scottish election and boy oh boy are some of these parties just straight up here to hoodwink. Please vote, but be VERY careful when doing so.
Absolutely! The less people understand and can think through, the easier they are to hoodwink.
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(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
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(countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
“Browsing some of the manifestos for the upcoming Scottish election and boy oh boy are some of these parties just straight up here to hoodwink. Please vote, but be VERY careful when doing so.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Absolutely! The less people understand and can think through, the easier they are to hoodwink.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
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