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Bamboozle

Bamboozle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bamboozle? [v] conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bamboozle: hoodwink \| lead by the nose \| play false \| pull the wool over someone's eyes \| snow Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bamboozle: addle \| amaze \| baffle \| beat \| befool \| beguile \| betray \| bilk \| bluff \| boggle \| buffalo \| cajole \| cheat on \| chicane \| circumvent \| confound \| conjure \| daze \| deceive \| delude \| diddle \| double-cross \| dupe \| flimflam \| floor \| fool \| forestall \| fuddle \| gammon \| get \| get around \| gull \| hoax \| hocus-pocus \| hoodwink \| hornswaggle \| humbug \| juggle \| keep in suspense \| let down \| lick \| maze \| mock \| muddle \| mystify \| nonplus \| outmaneuver \| outreach \| outsmart \| outwit \| overreach \| perplex \| pigeon \| play one false \| put something over \| puzzle \| snow \| stick \| string along \| stump \| swindle \| take in \| throw \| trick \| two-time See Also \| betray \| deceive \| lead astray Bamboozle In Webster's Dictionary \Bam*boo"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bamboozled} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bamboozling} (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy origin.] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison. What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H. Newman.

Bamboozle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bamboozle?

[v] conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

See Also | betray | deceive | lead astray

Bamboozle In Webster's Dictionary

\Bam*boo"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bamboozled} (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Bamboozling} (?).] [Said to be of Gipsy
origin.]
To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to
hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison.

      What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H.
                                               Newman.

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