"bambosh" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-bambosh.ogg
Etymology: From bamboozle and bosh. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bambosh (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Humbug; deceptive nonsense. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bambosh-en-noun-qFLQhZOs
  2. (in Haiti) Silliness and revelry. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bambosh-en-noun--z58IzJc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 77 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 76 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 81 7

Verb

Audio: En-au-bambosh.ogg Forms: bamboshes [present, singular, third-person], bamboshing [participle, present], bamboshed [participle, past], bamboshed [past]
Etymology: From bamboozle and bosh. Head templates: {{en-verb}} bambosh (third-person singular simple present bamboshes, present participle bamboshing, simple past and past participle bamboshed)
  1. (slang) To bamboozle; to deceive with nonsense. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bambosh-en-verb-iirAdeuz

Inflected forms

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