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2 | 32% | 8 | Slang term meaning cheated or swindled | |
3 | 28% | 10 | A slang expression for being cheated or swindled | |
Swindled Slang Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SHAFTED" which means:
- noun
- • A line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- • An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- • A long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
- • A column of light (as from a beacon)
- • The main (mid) section of a long bone
- • Obscene terms for penis
- • A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- • A vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- • (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- • A long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
- • A revolving rod that transmits power or motion
- • The hollow spine of a feather verb
- • Equip with a shaft
- • Defeat someone through trickery or deceit adjective
- • Fitted with a shaft
- • (of a spear) having a shaft and head of different tinctures.
- • Cheated; screwed; ripped off
An example sentence would be:
- • "He felt shafted when he was passed over for a promotion."
- • "The team was shafted by the biased referee in the championship game."
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