Comments on: Bamboozle http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/10/bamboozle/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Pluggo http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/10/bamboozle/comment-page-1/#comment-20183 Pluggo Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:00:02 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=649#comment-20183 As mentioned above, the Scots are held responsible for the word bam- or bombaze, the bam part though derived from the sound of an explosion. I wonder if it wasn't on the long-suffering Indian subcontinent (no strangers to british political deceit, Scots soldiers, bamboo-derived drinks and ultimately explosives) that such a wordplay was born.. With the value of booze as an agent of disarray and a payment surrogate well known, bamboozle - suggesting all off shell-shocked, punch-drunk, trickery and deceit - is a perfect fit. As mentioned above, the Scots are held responsible for the word bam- or bombaze, the bam part though derived from the sound of an explosion.

I wonder if it wasn’t on the long-suffering Indian subcontinent (no strangers to british political deceit, Scots soldiers, bamboo-derived drinks and ultimately explosives) that such a wordplay was born..

With the value of booze as an agent of disarray and a payment surrogate well known, bamboozle – suggesting all off shell-shocked, punch-drunk, trickery and deceit – is a perfect fit.

]]> By: lisa http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/10/bamboozle/comment-page-1/#comment-5072 lisa Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:04:42 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=649#comment-5072 bamboozled originated in australia when they discovered the koalas got drunk or boozed of bamboo - hence bamboozled bamboozled originated in australia when they discovered the koalas got drunk or boozed of bamboo – hence bamboozled

]]> By: NetBlogger http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/10/bamboozle/comment-page-1/#comment-3672 NetBlogger Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:56:21 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=649#comment-3672 What are some types of bamboozlement involving people and their opponents? What are some types of bamboozlement involving people and their opponents?

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