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PRONUNCIATION:

(bam-BOO-zuhl)

MEANING:

verb tr.:
1. To deceive.
2. To confuse.

ETYMOLOGY:

Of unknown origin. Earliest documented use: 1703.

USAGE:

“Vietnam began the game with a short passing game using one-touch tactics to bamboozle the Cameroonians and negate their physical size advantage.”
Vu Duc; Olympic Finland Win BV Cup; The Saigon Times (Vietnam); Nov 20, 2006.

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