"do someone brown" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: does someone brown [present, singular, third-person], doing someone brown [participle, present], did someone brown [past], done someone brown [participle, past]
Etymology: A play on two senses of do: to cheat, and to cook food, which may be brown when cooked thoroughly. Etymology templates: {{m|en|do}} do Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> someone brown}} do someone brown (third-person singular simple present does someone brown, present participle doing someone brown, simple past did someone brown, past participle done someone brown)
  1. (slang, dated) To deceive someone thoroughly; to take in completely. Tags: dated, slang Related terms: done brown, do it up brown
    Sense id: en-do_someone_brown-en-verb-W4yQOkNv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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