Bambosh
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Humbug; deceptive nonsense. slang, uncountable
"Annie, a willing accomplice once Daisy had told her a tale of bambosh about wishing to approach Lady Sarah to seek employment for a friend, had also divulged that the dowager spent an hour every Thursday afternoon perusing the shelves at Lackington's Bookshop."
- 2 Silliness and revelry. uncountable
"Some Creole observers have described the post-Duvalier period as diyari demokratik (democratic diarrhea) or bambosh demokrasi (revelry of democracy)."
- 1 To bamboozle; to deceive with nonsense. slang
"Those who play and pay go to extraordinary lengths to be bamboshed."
Example
More examples"Annie, a willing accomplice once Daisy had told her a tale of bambosh about wishing to approach Lady Sarah to seek employment for a friend, had also divulged that the dowager spent an hour every Thursday afternoon perusing the shelves at Lackington's Bookshop."
Etymology
From bamboozle and bosh.
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