bamboozles
Pulls one over
Bamboozles is the verb form of bamboozle, meaning to trick or deceive someone, often through confusion or elaborate misdirection: The scammer bamboozled elderly victims out of their savings.
The word carries a slightly playful tone, suggesting clever deception rather than malicious fraud: He bamboozles his opponents with sleight of hand.
Deceptive acts or techniques
hoodwinks · swindles · misleads · scams · hoaxes · flimflams · cheats · beguiles
Playful mischievous acts
- teasesMocks playfully
- jestsHumorous remarks or teases
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- ribsThoracic bone set
kids · pulls one over · mischief · hijinks · tomfoolery · shenanigans · antics · goofs
tricks
Deceptive acts or techniques
dupes · hoodwinks · swindles · misleads · scams · hoaxes · flimflams · cheats · beguiles · gulls
pranks
Playful mischievous acts
ribs · kids · pulls one over · mischief · hijinks · tomfoolery · shenanigans · antics · goofs · foolery
bewilders
Causes thorough confusion
baffles · puzzles · befuddles · flummoxes · confounds · stupefies · muddles · disorients · dumbfounds · nonplusses
bamboozleslevels with
Speaks honestly to
enlightens · informs · disabuses · sets straight · discloses
bamboozlesclarifies
Makes more understandable
enlightens · explains · elucidates · illuminates · demystifies
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