hoodwinkery
hoodwinkery · hoodwinkeries
The process or act of hoodwinkingThe process or act of hoodwinking; deception, trickery.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, uncountable)The process or act of hoodwinking; deception, trickery.
(countable, informal, rare)An instance of hoodwinking; a deception or trick.
Origin
From hoodwink (“to deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead”) + -ery.From hoodwink (“to deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead”) + -ery.
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Forms
plural: hoodwinkeries| Singular | hoodwinkery |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable