Homo Erectus
Not the missing link. Perhaps the missing hoodwink.
verb (used with object)
1. to deceive or trick.
2. Archaic. to blindfold.
3. Obsolete. to cover or hide.
OTHER WORDS FOR hoodwink
1 dupe, cheat, swindle, gyp.
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synonyms for hoodwink
bamboozle
bilk
defraud
dupe
mislead
swindle
victimize
bluff
buffalo
burn
cheat
con
fake
fleece
fool
gull
gyp
hoax
hornswoggle
kid
scam
screw
trick
beat out of
double-cross
pull a fast one
pull the wool over one’s eyes
suck in
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