bamboozle

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bæmˈbuː.zl̩/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /bæmˈbu.zl̩/

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Verb

Plain form bamboozle

Third-person singular bamboozles

Past tense bamboozled

Past participle bamboozled

Present participle bamboozling

1. (transitive) If you bamboozle a person, you deceive or trick them by misleading them with elaborate or confusing schemes.
2. (transitive) If you bamboozle a person, you perplex, baffle, or thoroughly confuse someone.