HOODWINK

(verb) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
"He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
synonyms : bamboozle , lead by the nose , play false , pull the wool over someone's eyes , snow
(verb) influence by slyness
synonyms : beguile , juggle
it was extremely easy to beguile her in to granting permission for the booze party. -added by diviya_inlas

Mnemonics for hoodwink

(Tag: ) you WINK under the HOOD of your jacket. To deceive what you are doing
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(Tag: en) hoodwink->a person drops INK on the precious WOOD.so he tells you a story and DECEIVES you..
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(Tag: ) remember the way the wolf hoodwinked red riding hood
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(Tag: Hindi) food mein wine ... mila kar deceive kar diya
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(Tag: ) Someone comes to you in winter and ask you for a k(c)oat, and you do had..hood to him..deceive him, delude him, So HoodWinK
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