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bamboozle

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9 lettersPronunciation /bæmˈbuː.zl̩/Part of speech verbSorted abbelmoozStarts with BEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • “Look here, friend,” said I, “if you have anything important to tell us, out with it; but if you are only trying to bamboozle us, you are mistaken in your game; that’s all I have to say.”
  • He's completely bamboozled by the changes in the computer system.
  • "Although Morphy misplays the opening, it does not take him long to bamboozle his opponent."

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