gammon

verb

Definition of gammonnext
as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue good-hearted contributors have been gammoned into believing that most of the charity's funds go to the needy and not into the pockets of the administrators

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  1. deceive
  2. trick
  3. fool
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  • File-sharing phishing attacks, are an email threat in which a cybercriminal legitimate file-hosting or e-signature solutions to deceive the victim.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Listen to this article The U.S. Federal Trade Commission began sending payments to players of Fortnite who were deceived into making unwanted in-game purchases.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of deceive
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  • This is critical, as 2G networks are far less secure than 3G and especially LTE and 5G. Simple network attack devices, which trick phones into jumping from real networks to local, fraudulent ones, try to make a 2G connection with lower encryption levels.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • To trick the German forces into believing that a much larger American force was stationed in various locations, diverting attention away from the real operations and damaging enemy morale.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of trick
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  • But, don’t be fooled, Jewels intends to enter the competition with intention and strategy.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The female macaques were soon caught in traps baited with bananas and sweet potatoes, but Capone (who had a $50 bounty on his head) couldn’t be fooled.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of fool
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