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verb
Fool or hoax.
synonyms: befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one over, slang, take in.
is a specific kind of: betray, deceive, lead astray.
is a broader term that covers: kid, pull the leg of.
derivation: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on | take-in | chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker | fool, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool | dupe, victim.
Dutch: bedotten, beetnemen, foppen, inlappen
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