How to pronounce bamboozle
American English pronunciation
bam-BOO-zul
- IPA
- /bæmˈbuzəl/
- Syllables
- bam · BOO · zul (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What bamboozle means
To trick or fool someone
In a sentence: Don't let anyone bamboozle you into trading your dessert.
Where it comes from: It was slang in the early 1700s, and nobody is sure where it came from.
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