verb
- to trick or deceive someone, especially by confusing them
Usage: informal
Examples
- The salesman tried to bamboozle her with technical jargon.
- Don’t let them bamboozle you into buying something you don’t need.
- The magician bamboozled the audience with his clever tricks.
- She was completely bamboozled by the confusing instructions.
- The politician’s speech was designed to bamboozle voters.
- He bamboozled his way into getting a free meal.