Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put one over

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: put one over
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To succeed in a deception.

verb

To fool, trick, or deceive.

Example Sentences

""[Y]ou surely aren't thinking you can put one over on me in this business? Tell me, you don't take me for that sort of ivory-skulled boob?""
"He is the bad-boy-made-good, and in Brazil, particularly in Rio de Janeiro, everyone loves someone who can put one over on authority."

Inflected Forms

puts one over (present, singular) putting one over (participle, present)

Phrases

put on put-up

Frequently Paired Words

put on put-up

Synonyms

get one over on pull one over gull dupe slang befool cod fool put on take in put one across

Questions

What does put one over mean?: To succeed in a deception.

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