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Etymology
First recorded in the.

According to one theory, formed from + verbalizing suffix, from a common fraud perpetrated in the Edo period of dressing as a monk and selling regular ash purported to be ash from such holy fires.

Alternatively, from, from a particular sesame candy in the Edo period called and notable for being a mostly empty shell.

The kanji spellings are examples of ateji. The more common spelling is in hiragana, as.

Verb

 * 1) to cheat or deceive
 * 2) to lie
 * 3) to evade a question or deflect attention; to gloss over a mistake; to fudge; to bullshit
 * 4) to embezzle
 * 5) to defraud or swindle

Synonyms

 * , : see
 * , : see