bamboozle

bamboozle

To cheat, deceive, or take advantage of someone by elaborate and underhanded means. I can't believe I let that salesmen bamboozle me like that.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bamboozle

(bæmˈbuzlæ)
1. tv. to deceive someone; to confuse someone. (see also bamboozled.) Don’t try to bamboozle me! I know what I want!
2. tv. to steal something. The crooks bamboozled the old man’s life savings.

bamboozled

(bæmˈbuzlæd)
1. mod. confused. This stuff sure has me bamboozled.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (Collegiate.) She’s not just drunk, she’s totally bamboozled.
See also: bamboozle
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • bamboozled
  • deceive (someone) into (something)
  • deceive into
  • diddle (someone) out of (something)
  • diddle out of
  • diddle something out of someone
  • con (someone) into (something)
  • con into
  • mulct (one) out of (something)
  • mulct out of
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12th Street, Bamboozle Tea Lounge's Sunday Brunch is the perfect spot for thumbing through the Sunday papers, reflecting on your weekend and rejuvenating for the week ahead.
I checked out people walking into the Bamboozle festival all three days.
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DARREN GOUGH defied medical opinion, but could not bamboozle James Tredwell (116 not out) as County Championship Division One leaders Yorkshire were forced to settle for a draw against Kent at Tunbridge Wells.
But no, mathematical tomfoolery shall not bamboozle us into believing the problem is getting better when it is not.
The former Birmingham schoolgirl beat hundreds of other auditioning hopefuls for a chance to star in Bamboozle, a new six-week show which starts on the TV channel E4 on Thursday.
Iain Duncan Smith accused the Labour Party of trying to "bamboozle" the British public into joining Europe.
Bamboozle Commercial director David Miles said: "Once again, we have led the way by passing on the benefits of lower costs to our customers as quickly as possible.
Even-money for England to make Ashes history with victory looks appealing but, for a bit more value, take a punt on spin king GRAEME SWANN at 10/1 with Coral to bamboozle Michael Clarke's fragile batting line-up and be named Man of the Match.
The illusionist uses more hypnosis, mind control, trickery and psychological stunts to bamboozle us.
"He would overbear, bamboozle, belittle and disadvantage relatives until they accepted the doctor's words that they shouldn't put their mother through a post mortem."
The Lib Dems said it was "messy and chaotic" while the Tories accused Ms Smith of trying to "bamboozle" MPs.
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