bamboozled

Meanings

• verb

  to deceive or cheat (someone) in a clever way

  - "He was bamboozled into buying a used car that had hidden damages."
  - "The magician bamboozled the audience with his sleight of hand."

• verb

  feel confused or deceived

  - "After the election results were announced, many people felt bamboozled."
  - "The new policy bamboozled employees who had expected a raise."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bamboozled
jumbled , tumbled , rumbled , grumbled

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Variants

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bamboozled , bamboozle , bamboozlement , bamboozlements , bamboozles , bamboozling

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Etymology

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Originated in the late 1800s from the Hindi word 'bamboo' meaning 'blind' or 'deceive' and the English suffix '-zle' meaning 'to make or cause to become'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'bamboozled' was popularized in American English during the late 1800s.

2. The word 'bamboozle' can also be used as a noun to refer to the act of deception itself.

3. In the 1990 film 'Bamboozled', Spike Lee explores the concept of racial stereotypes and their impact on media and society.

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Related Concepts

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1. deception: The act of deliberately misleading or tricking someone.

2. confusion: A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

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Culture

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Bamboozled has been used extensively in literature and art to depict situations of deception and confusion. In music, the term is used in song titles and lyrics to convey a feeling of being tricked or misled.

How to Memorize "bamboozled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat to represent the idea of being bamboozled.
   - Imagine a person looking puzzled and confused, holding a map that they can't read, to represent feeling bamboozled.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bamboozled' with the feeling of being tricked or deceived.
   - Connect the word with situations where you've felt confused or misled.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'B' for 'deceive' and 'M' for 'misled' or 'confused'.
   - Use the phrase 'Bamboozled by a magician's trick' to help remember the meaning.

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