Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To befool; deceive; balk; jilt.
- noun An illusion; a trick; a cheat.
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- verb transitive, dialectal To
befool ;deceive ;balk ;jilt . - noun dialectal An
illusion ;trick ;cheat .
Etymologies
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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.
The Waverley 1877
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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.
Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since Walter Scott 1801
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I circumvented them -- I played at bogle about the bush wi 'them -- I cajolled them; and if I havena gien Inch-Grabbit and Jamie Howie a bonnie begunk, they ken themselves.
Waverley Walter Scott 1801
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I circumvented them — I played at bogle about the bush wi’ them — I cajolled them; and if I havena gien Inch – Grabbit and Jamie Howie a bonnie begunk, they ken themselves.
Waverley 2004
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"What else -- but they got an unco begunk [cheat].
The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887
qms commented on the word begunk
Great Scott! He made how many drunk
With sentimental rounds of junk?
Rob Roy and Waverly
Romance and bravery -
So Walter begot a world of begunk.
May 30, 2015
slumry commented on the word begunk
I can't resist thinking something like: "I hiked a muddy trail and now my shoes are all begunked." Folk etymology.
May 30, 2015