bamboozle.
To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
Meaning & usage
To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
He's completely bamboozled by the changes in the computer system.
Where this word comes from
Derivative of 17th-century vernacular bam (“to trick, to con”), which is a derivative of bam in noun use (fraudster, cheat). Possibly from French embobiner.
A cheat, hoax, or imposition.
Where this word comes from
Derivative of 17th-century vernacular bam (“to trick, to con”), which is a derivative of bam in noun use (fraudster, cheat). Possibly from French embobiner.
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