Gaff
Gaff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: a sleazy photographer who gaffed small-town girls into thinking he represented a big-city modeling agency
Gammon
Gammon verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: good-hearted contributors have been gammoned into believing that most of the charity's funds go to the needy and not into the pockets of the administrators
Nearby Word: gammoned
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Gammon and Gaff. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gaff/gammon
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Gammon or Gaff. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gaff/gammon.
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