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bam⋅boo⋅zle
[bam-boo-zuh
l] 
verb, -zled, -zling.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often fol. by into): They bamboozled us into joining the club. |
| 2. | to perplex; mystify. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to practice trickery, deception, cozenage, or the like. |
Origin:
1695–1705; orig. uncert.
1695–1705; orig. uncert.
Related forms:
bam⋅boo⋅zle⋅ment, noun
bam⋅boo⋅zler, noun
Synonyms:
1. gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle.
1. gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle.
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| bam·boo·zle (bām-bōō'zəl) tr.v. bam·boo·zled, bam·boo·zling, bam·boo·zles Informal To take in by elaborate methods of deceit; hoodwink. See Synonyms at deceive. [Origin unknown.] bam·boo'zle·ment n., bam·boo'zler n. |
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Bamboozle
Bam*boo"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison. What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H. Newman.
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Language Translation for : bamboozle
Spanish:
engatusar, confundir,
German:
verwirren,
Japanese:
迷わせる
bamboozle
1703, originally a slang or cant word, perhaps Scottish from bombaze "perplex," related to bombast, or Fr. embabuiner "to make a fool (lit. 'baboon') of."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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