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bamboozle::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow |
| Type of | betray, deceive, lead astray |
He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well.
Examples of bamboozle
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The initial play was excellent as a Cruyff turn helped him bamboozle his marker.
From the guardian.co.uk
Many proprietors of the bigger, touristy houses try to bamboozle people inside.
From the usatoday.com
Beavers'lawyer warned the jury that the prosecutors were trying to bamboozle them.
From the suntimes.com
If Mr Mohammed does talk, he may try to bamboozle his captors with disinformation.
From the economist.com
Don't bamboozle them with medical terminology such as dementia or Alzheimer's.
From the express.co.uk
Can they bamboozle their shareholder the way they vex the Internal Revenue Service?
From the forbes.com
Romney thinks he can bamboozle Americans into voting for him because he's not Obama.
From the economist.com
Some flag flyers bamboozle their neighbours by flying less well known country flags.
From the odt.co.nz
Pitt Watson's attack is on retail funds that bamboozle the personal saver.
From the guardian.co.uk
- 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"
- Bamboozle! was a quiz game featured on Channel 4 Teletext in the United Kingdom. It was originally part of Teletext's "Fun & Games" category, though the rest of the category had been discontinued for some years before Bamboozle! ...
- The Bamboozle is an annual rain-or-shine, two-day music festival held in New Jersey. Every year, new bands compete for spots during the two days. The event evolved out of the Skate and Surf Festival.
- (Bamboozled (soundtrack)) Bamboozled is the soundtrack to the 2000 film, Bamboozled. Composed of hip hop and contemporary R&B, the soundtrack peaked at 60 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Six tracks on the album were performed by future Grammy award winner India. ...
- (Bamboozling) A confidence trick or confidence game (also known as a bunko, con, flim flam, gaffle, grift, hustle, scam, scheme, swindle or bamboozle) is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. ...
- To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone
- (bamboozlement) The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled
- In today's Navy when you intentionally deceive someone, usually as a joke, you are said to have bamboozled them. The word was used in the days of sail, also, but the intent was not hilarity. ...
- From the 17th century, it described the Spanish custom of hoisting false flags to deceive (bamboozle) enemies.
