Gulled
/ɡʌld/noun
Deceived, tricked, or swindled.
Did you know?In English, a *gull* became a person easy to swindle, and that insult likely grew from the bird’s name—an old case of nature becoming a metaphor for being fooled.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
gyllan
“to make a noise, cry out”
Middle English
ME
gullen
“to deceive, cheat”
16th Century
English
gull
“a person easily deceived; a dupe”
Modern English
English
gulled
“deceived or tricked”