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Definitions for: 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow
See Also: betray, deceive, lead astray
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