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bamboozle (verb)

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  • bamboozle — ► VERB informal 1) cheat or deceive. 2) confuse. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • bamboozle — verb To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone …   Wiktionary

  • bamboozle — verb (T) informal to deceive, trick, or confuse someone …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bamboozle — verb, informal See trick 2 …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • bamboozle — UK [bæmˈbuːz(ə)l] / US [bæmˈbuz(ə)l] verb [transitive] Word forms bamboozle : present tense I/you/we/they bamboozle he/she/it bamboozles present participle bamboozling past tense bamboozled past participle bamboozled informal to trick someone or… …   English dictionary

  • bamboozle — [18] Bamboozle is a mystery word. It first appears in 1703, in the writings of the dramatist Colly Cibber, and seven years later it was one of a list of the latest buzzwords cited by Jonathan Swift in the Tatler (others included bully, mob, and… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • bamboozle — [[t]bæmbu͟ːz(ə)l[/t]] bamboozles, bamboozling, bamboozled VERB To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them. [V n into n] He bamboozled Mercer into defeat... [be V ed] He was bamboozled by con men. Syn: dupe …   English dictionary

  • bamboozle — [18] Bamboozle is a mystery word. It first appears in 1703, in the writings of the dramatist Colly Cibber, and seven years later it was one of a list of the latest buzzwords cited by Jonathan Swift in the Tatler (others included bully, mob, and… …   Word origins

  • bamboozle — transitive verb ( boozled; bamboozling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1703 1. to deceive by underhanded methods ; dupe, hoodwink 2. to confuse, frustrate, or throw off thoroughly or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bamboozle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. take in, dupe, put something over. See deception. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cheat] Syn. swindle, trick, dupe, hoodwink; see deceive . 2. [To perplex] Syn. puzzle, confound, baffle; see confuse .… …   English dictionary for students

  • bamboozle — bam|boo|zle [ bæm buzl ] verb transitive INFORMAL to trick someone or make them confused …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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