Definition of bamboozled
informal
: thrown into a state of confusion or bewilderment especially by being deliberately fooled or misled Some consumers are so bamboozled by slick sales talk that they pay extra for amazingly bad deals. — Mike McClintock I had him so bamboozled he didn't know which way was up. — Jerry Spinelli
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First Known Use of bamboozled
1866
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