"with a hook" meaning in All languages combined

See with a hook on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) Appended to a statement to indicate that one does not believe it. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-with_a_hook-en-prep_phrase-uQKKQe75 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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