bamboozle

[bam-boo-zuh l] verb

Definition

1: to confuse, frustrate, or throw off thoroughly or completely

2: to deceive, to cheat

Examples

“The best day for people of any age to trick and be tricked is April Fool's Day, when we celebrate being bamboozled by harmless hoaxes. As Mark Twain said, ‘April 1 is the day on which we are reminded what we are on the other 364.’“ —Kathryn Lindskoog, Fakes, Frauds & Other Malarkey (1992)

Or when he said the Clinton camp was trying to “ bamboozle ” or “hoodwink” voters?

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama’s Lovefest on ‘60 Minutes’ Lauren Ashburn January 27, 2013