bamboozle
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transitive verb \bam-ˈbü-zəl\ bam·boo·zled bam·boo·zling\-ˈbüz-liŋ, -ˈbü-zə-\
Definition of BAMBOOZLE
2
: to confuse, frustrate, or throw off thoroughly or completely <a quarterback bamboozled by an unexpected defense>
— bam·boo·zle·ment \-ˈbü-zəl-mənt\ noun
Examples of BAMBOOZLE
- <bamboozled by con men into buying worthless land in the desert>
- <she's completely bamboozled by the latest changes in the tax code>
Origin of BAMBOOZLE
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1703
Related to BAMBOOZLE
- Synonyms
- deceive, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, sucker, suck in, take in, trick
- Antonyms
- undeceive
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