The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bamboozle \Bam*boo"zle\ (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"z'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Bamboozled (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"z'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Bamboozling (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"zl[i^]ng).] [Said to be of Gipsy
   origin.]
   To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to
   hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison.
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         What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H.
                                                  Newman.
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