FEINT
NOUNS
► FAKE-OUT a feint or bluff; deception; broadly, an unpleasant surprise → 1959 Amer. sl.
► OFF-PUT a delay; postponement; a pretense for delay, an evasion; a feint → 1730 Sc. & Eng. dial.
VERBS
► FAKE OUT to fool an opponent with a feint; hence, generally, to bluff, to fool; to get the better of; to dupe, to deceive → 1949 Amer. sl., orig. football & basketball usage
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