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bamboozle definition

bam·boo·zle (bam bo̵̅o̅′zəl)

transitive verb bamboozled -·zled, bamboozling -·zling

  1. to deceive or cheat by trickery; dupe
  2. to confuse or puzzle

Etymology: c. 1700; cant form: < ?

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