bamboozle
verb
[ bamˈbuːz(ə)l ]
• cheat or fool.
• "he bamboozled Canada's largest banks in a massive counterfeit scam"
Similar:
trick,
deceive,
delude,
hoodwink,
mislead,
take in,
dupe,
fool,
double-cross,
cheat,
defraud,
swindle,
outwit,
outmanoeuvre,
catch out,
gull,
hoax,
beguile,
entrap,
con,
bilk,
diddle,
rook,
put one over on,
pull a fast one on,
take for a ride,
lead up the garden path,
spoof,
shaft,
do,
have,
gyp,
flimflam,
sucker,
snooker,
goldbrick,
give someone a bum steer,
pull a swifty on,
cozen,
chicane,
sell,
illude,
Origin:
early 18th century: of unknown origin.
