— bamboozlement , n. — bamboozler , n.
/bam booh"zeuhl/ , v. , bamboozled, bamboozling .
v.t.
1. to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often fol. by into ): They bamboozled us into joining the club.
2. to perplex; mystify.
v.i.
3. to practice trickery, deception, cozenage, or the like.
[ 1695-1705; orig. uncert. ]
Syn. 1. gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle.