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To: anniegetyourgun

It is not the original origin but a word co-opted by Malcolm X to talk to the black community.


19 posted on 10/19/2008 4:11:10 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( BOOMER SOONER -- VOTE FOR McCAIN/PALIN2008! LetsGetThisRight.com)
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To: PhiKapMom
The Online Etymology Dictionary says:

hoodwink

1562, "to blindfold," from hood (1) + wink; fig. sense of "mislead, deceive" is 1610.


22 posted on 10/19/2008 5:06:49 PM PDT by George Smiley (Palin is the real deal.)
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