bamboozle
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bamboozle
- /bæmˈbuː.zl̩/ UK
- /bæmˈbu.zl̩/ US
Where it comes from
Derivative of 17th-century vernacular bam (“to trick, to con”), which is a derivative of bam in noun use (fraudster, cheat). Possibly from French embobiner.
verb bamboozles · bamboozling · bamboozled · bambooze
- To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone. “Look here, friend,” said I, “if you have anything important to tell us, out with it; but if you are only trying to bamboozle us, you are mistaken in your game; that’s all I have to say.”
- To confuse, frustrate or perplex. He's completely bamboozled by the changes in the computer system.
noun bamboozles · bambooze
- A cheat, hoax, or imposition.
