bam·boo·zle

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• 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

• 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´zler — 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

• boo — bam·boo·zle; bam·boo·zle·ment; bar·a·boo; boo·boi·sie; boo·by·al·la; boo·die; boo·dler; boo·dling; boo·gey·man; boo·gum; boo·hoo; boo·ly; boo·rach; boo·tee; boo·ty·less; bug·a·boo; ca·boo·dle; hin·kum·boo·by; hub·bu·boo; jig·a·boo; ki·a·boo·ca;… …   English syllables

• bam — al·a·bam·ine; al·bam; bam·ba; bam·ba·ra; bam·bar·ra; bam·bi·no; bam·boche; bam·boo·zle; bam·boo·zle·ment; bam·bou·la; bam·bu·co; bam·buk; bam·bu·sa; bam·bu·se·ae; car·bam·ic; car·bam·ide; car·bam·o·yl; di·eth·yl·car·bam·a·zine; fer·bam; hu·bam;… …   English syllables

• zle — adaz·zle; ai·zle; bam·boo·zle; bam·boo·zle·ment; bez·zle; bum·fuz·zle; daz·zle·ment; driz·zle droz·zle; em·bez·zle; em·bez·zle·ment; goo·zle; ha·zle; hea·zle·wood·ite; noz·zle·man; piz·zle; puz·zle·ment; raz·zle; sche·moz·zle; schnoz·zle;… …   English syllables

• bamboozle — bam·boo·zle …   English syllables

• 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

• bamboozle — bam|boo|zle [bæmˈbu:zəl] v [T] informal to deceive, trick, or confuse someone …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bamboozle — bam|boo|zle [ bæm buzl ] verb transitive INFORMAL to trick someone or make them confused …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English