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Definition of Bamboozled
1. bamboozle [v] - See also: bamboozle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bamboozled
Literary usage of Bamboozled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazineby David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1889)
"I want to tell you that you're bein' played; that you're being befooled and
bamboozled and ... bamboozled ..."
2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1812)
"finding herself bamboozled out of her favourite champion, has recourse to her
terrible foster-son, the giant Per? rau. The fate of Charlemagne is sealed by ..."
3. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive by Alfred Burnett (1863)
"A VISIT TO THE IST EAST TENNESSEE CAVALRY—A PROPOSED SERMON—ITS INTERRUPTION—HOW
YE PREACHER is bamboozled OUT OF $15 AND A GOLD WATCH- CAVALRY ON THE ..."
4. Reminiscences of Glasgow and the West of Scotland by Peter Mackenzie (1865)
"THE bamboozled MESSENGER-AT-ARMS AND HIS LOST CAPTION. LIGHT reading, in due
bounds, is sometimes pleasant enough ; and an old story, by an old hand, ..."
5. Reindeer, Dogs, and Snow-shoes: A Journal of Siberian Travel and by Richard James Bush (1871)
"The Town by Daylight.—The Greek Church and Service.—Mockery.—Simple-minded
Natives.—A bamboozled Sergeant.—The Priesthood.—Father Ivan's House and Family. ..."
6. A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall (1859)
"... shot in the neck, bamboozled, weak-jointed, got a brick in his hat, got a
turkey on his back." Dr. Franklin, in speaking of the intemperate drinker, ..."
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