hornswoggle(verb) verb1. deprive of by deceitSimilar word(s): bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, victimizeDefinition categories: social, cheat, chiselSentences with hornswoggle as a verb:- Don't let them hornswoggle you into buying anything you don't need.