bamboozle

The definition of bamboozle means to confuse, deceive or cheat by trickery.

(Verb)

A person getting talked into paying more for something than it's worth is an example of a bamboozle.

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See bamboozle in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb bamboozled, bamboozling

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

Origin: c. 1700; cant form: < ?

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See bamboozle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb bam·boo·zled, bam·boo·zling, bam·boo·zles
Informal
To take in by elaborate methods of deceit; hoodwink. See Synonyms at deceive.

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Related Forms:

  • bam·booˈzle·ment noun
  • bam·booˈzler noun

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