Meaning bamboozle
What does bamboozle mean? Here you find 7 meanings of the word bamboozle. You can also add a definition of bamboozle yourself
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bamboozle1703, originally a slang or cant word, perhaps Scottish from bombaze "perplex," related to bombast, or French embabouiner "to make a fool (literally 'baboon') of." Relate [..]
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bamboozleverb Definition: to trick or scam Example Sentence: That kid bamboozled me into thinking he could really fly.
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bamboozle(v) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
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bamboozleFrom the 17th century, it described the Spanish custom of hoisting false flags to deceive (bamboozle) enemies.
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bamboozle From the 17th century, it described the Spanish custom of hoisting false flags to deceive (bamboozle) enemies. Today if one intentionally deceives someone, they are said to have bamboozled them.
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bamboozleFrom the 17th century, it described the Spanish custom of hoisting false flags to deceive (bamboozle) enemies. Today if one intentionally deceives someone, they are said to have bamboozled them. Banya [..]
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bamboozleIn 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. B [..]
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