verb
- past tense of gudgeon: to cheat, swindle, or trick someone, especially by exploiting their credulity
Usage: informal; often used in British English
Examples
- He was gudgeoned into buying a fake watch at the market.
- The con artist gudgeoned several elderly residents out of their savings.
- She felt gudgeoned after discovering the deal was too good to be true.
- They gudgeoned him by promising returns that never materialized.
- The tourists were gudgeoned by the street vendor selling counterfeit souvenirs.