The boy had been bamboozled out of his cookies by the romping puppy.
It had never occurred to them that their high-spirited, self-confident, happy daughter would be bamboozled into muteness by the language of France (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bam|boo´zle|ment — bam|boo|zle «bam BOO zuhl», verb, zled, zling. Informal. –v.t. 1. to impose upon; cheat; trick: »The boy had been bamboozled out of his cookies by the romping puppy. 2. to puzzle; perplex: »It had never occurred to them that their high spirited,… … Useful english dictionary
bam|boo|zle — «bam BOO zuhl», verb, zled, zling. Informal. –v.t. 1. to impose upon; cheat; trick: »The boy had been bamboozled out of his cookies by the romping puppy. 2. to puzzle; perplex: »It had never occurred to them that their high spirited, self… … Useful english dictionary
bamboozle — bam•boo•zle [[t]bæmˈbu zəl[/t]] v. zled, zling 1) to deceive or get the better of by underhandedness; hoodwink 2) to perplex; mystify 3) to practice trickery, deception, or the like • Etymology: 1695–1705; orig. uncert. bam•boo′zle•ment, n.… … From formal English to slang
Bamboozler — Bam*boo zler (b[a^]m*b[=oo] zl[ e]r), n. A swindler; one who deceives by trickery. [Colloq.] Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
