Vocabularium
Wednesday February 28, 2007 at 9:48 am
I’m in a playful mood this morning (for reasons I can’t identify, and quite contrary to the rest of my emotional state). For that reason alone, let’s do a fun word.
By the way, it’s fun because of its sound, not because of its meaning.
bamboozle (bam·boo·zle): / bam BOO zuhl /
transitive verb
(1) to deceive, cheat, or get the better of someone by way of trickery, flattery, or other underhanded methods; hoodwink; dupe
(2) to perplex, mystify, frustrate, or confuse someone; to completely throw off
intransitive verb
(1) to practice cozenage, deception, trickery, chicanery, or the like
[Etymology unknown.]
Usage: I think it goes without saying that Dubya and his cronies bamboozle the American people and the world at large whenever they get the chance.
jason
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