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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bam•boo•zle /bæmˈbuzəl/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj], -zled, -zling. - to trick, deceive, or mislead (someone):It's easy to bamboozle a gullible person.[ ~ + obj + into]:She bamboozled her boss into giving her the day off.[ ~ + obj + out of]:They bamboozled the alcoholic out of his wallet.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bam•boo•zle (bam bo̅o̅′zəl),USA pronunciation v., -zled, -zling. v.t. - to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like;
humbug;
hoodwink (often fol. by into):They bamboozled us into joining the club. - to perplex;
mystify.
v.i. - to practice trickery, deception, cozenage, or the like.
- origin, originally uncertain 1695–1705
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle.
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