begunk
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- verb To befool; deceive; balk; jilt.
- noun An illusion; a trick; a cheat.
Examples
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I circumvented them --- I played at bogle about the bush wi 'them --- I cajoled them; and if I havena gien Inch-Grabbit and Jamie Howie a bonnie begunk, they ken themselves.
Note
The word 'begunk' may come from a nasalised variant of Scots begeck ("to deceive, disappoint"), equivalent to be- + geck.
