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have bamboozled

  • present perfect
    of bamboozle.
    bamboozle
    verb (used with object)
    to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often followed byinto ).

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Novelties at Mayer am Nussberg that would have bamboozled Keller's ancestors include vegan food, alcohol-free wine -- of which Keller offers four sorts -- and self-service order touchscreens.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

“As far as I am concerned, they have bamboozled their way through this,” Rytting said in a telephone interview.

From Reuters ● Oct. 22, 2017

Personally I think a peak Ali would have bamboozled him.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2015

Here one can peruse the solutions to these crimes which have bamboozled the most wily of readers and tested the powers of the most perceptive of detectives.

From BBC ● May 21, 2012

I only took back my own, and I am proud of it, as I have bamboozled the lot of you—clever Mr Marton included!

From The Pagan's Cup by Fergus Hume