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Meanings of bamboozle in English
To confuse completely by concealing one's true motives from, especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.
Usage of bamboozle in English
1
The brilliant young English openside is never going to bamboozle Beauden Barrett twice.
2
His fast feet bamboozle defences and he should waltz right into this squad.
3
But many modern adventuresses have been able to bamboozle the mighty.
4
They bamboozle a green gosling out of his birthright on Monday; that's business.
5
It is no use, Maternus, trying to bamboozle us with your everlasting serenity.
6
He could bamboozle anyone, could Joe-itwas for all the world like magic.
7
We can't bamboozle ourselves like you folks who stay at home.
8
He set himself to bamboozle the jury and he succeeded.
9
It might have been possible to bamboozle these people one Christmas, but never another.
10
And if he can bamboozle me, he can bamboozle anybody.
11
You can bamboozle them with any soft tale which threatens their way of life.
12
But this precious story with which you've tried to bamboozle us is not complete.
13
A man who could bamboozle Sir Herbert Street-such a man deserved to be supported.
14
It is not so with us artists; they could not bamboozle us in this way.
15
Claustrophobia sets in as the spinners beguile and bamboozle.
16
And little Poll here, trying to bamboozle us to let her go away to school.
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United Kingdom
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