bamboozles; bamboozled; bamboozling
informal
: to trick or confuse (someone)
The salesperson bamboozled [=deceived] us into getting a more expensive item than we had planned to buy.
The quarterback was thoroughly bamboozled [=confused] by the defense.
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“Bamboozle.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/bamboozle. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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