chouse
pronunciation
How to pronounce chouse in British English:
UK [tʃaʊs]
How to pronounce chouse in American English:
US [tʃaʊs]
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- Verb:
- defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
Word Origin
- chouse (n.)
- "swindler, swindle," 1650s, said to be from Turkish chaush "sergeant, herald, messenger," but the sense connection is obscure.
Example
- 1. But actually , he is the dirty and chouse creature in the world .