bamboozle

Meanings

Verb

To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
To confuse, frustrate or perplex.

Noun

A cheat, hoax or imposition.

Origin

Derivative of 17th-century vernacular bam, which is a derivative of bam in noun use (fraudster, cheat). Possibly from French embobiner

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