Definition of bamboozle Bamboozle
bam•boo•zle
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What does bamboozle mean?
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| bamboozle - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" | ||
| snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false | ||
| deceive, lead astray, betray cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bamboozle (v. t.)
To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bamboozle
To confuse completely by concealing one's true motives from, especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bamboozle
bam-bōō′zl, v.t. to deceive: to confound or mystify.—n. Bamboo′zlement. [Of cant origin—but not Gipsy; first appears about 1700.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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bamboozle
To decoy the enemy by hoisting false colours.
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🔤- bamboozle, verb, present, 1st person singular of bamboozle (infinitive).
- bamboozle, verb (infinitive).
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