Bambooze
verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative spelling of bamboozle. alt-of, alternative, dialectal, informal, obsolete, transitive
"“Oh, come now, Jacques,” he grumbles, “ain’t they listed yet, those famous shares of yours ? Your uncle promised to give me a part interest for my wages, but it won’t do for him to bambooze me too long, because I will give him as good as he sends, I will ! I ain’t the sort to be gammoned, I ain’t !”"
Example
More examples"“Oh, come now, Jacques,” he grumbles, “ain’t they listed yet, those famous shares of yours ? Your uncle promised to give me a part interest for my wages, but it won’t do for him to bambooze me too long, because I will give him as good as he sends, I will ! I ain’t the sort to be gammoned, I ain’t !”"
Etymology
Back-formation from bamboozle.
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