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bamboozle
bam·boo·zle
 ,
v., -zled, -zling.
–v.t.
1. to deceive or
get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like;
humbug; hoodwink (often fol. by into): They bamboozled us
into joining the club. 2. to perplex; mystify.
–v.i.
3. to practice
trickery, deception, cozenage, or the like.
[1695–1705; orig. uncert.]
—bam·boo  zle·ment,
n.
—bam·boo zler,
n.
—Syn.1. gyp, dupe,
trick, cheat, swindle. (Random
House Webster's, Unabridged).
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We are launching this attack, already too long delayed, primarily
to defend ourselves. This is a response to reasonable fear. We know
Saddam is developing terror weapons and is bound on
vengeance; we know
he has ties to terror organizations eager to use those weapons for
more mass murder; we know he can bamboozle the U.N. inspectors
again; we know Americans are terror's prime targets. That's plenty of
reason to take him out.
—— William Safire, 'Give
Freedom a Chance ;
Op-Ed;
The New York Times; March 6, 2003
She urges people to go on a toxic tour
of their bathroom to find out exactly what is in the wrinkle shrinkers
and odour obliterators. WEN says that we have the right to know if the
products we use are safe and that risky chemicals are phased out of
use. Campaigners want to see clearer labelling in plain language
rather than the current wording that seems designed to bamboozle
the consumer.
—— Diane Taylor, 'Take
a Toxic Tour of Your Bathroom';
What is lurking in your
cosmetics and toiletries? Diane Taylor finds out; Guardian;
Feb 25 2003
Every fan has their special Pele moment from that glorious
tournament. His outrageous dummy against Uruguay, when he ran away
from the ball to bamboozle the goalkeeper before still managing
a shot on goal. —— Frank Malley,
'Pele, The Perfect Player';
Independent, 23 Dec 1999
With his eye on an early
election, the vulnerable Mr Barak, who has lost his Knesset majority
and has yet to complete his plan to bamboozle the Palestinians
into a peace deal, this month announced a set of secular reforms, a
so-called "secular revolution" intended partly to appease Israel's new
immigrants. He wants public transport on the Sabbath, and to introduce
a form of civil marriage (currently unavailable in Israel). He is even
talking about making Sunday a day off.
—— Phil Reeves in Jerusalem, 'Russian Influx Splits Israel over Jewish Identity';
Independent, 23 Sept 2000
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