flamboozle
v.— «Patrick Swayze said in an interview that he (Swayze) was proud of his 5-acre farm in California and was flamboozled (probably not his exact words :-)) when he heard that Gibson had bought 17,000 acres in Montana.» —“Re: Costner’s accent—Gibson’s accent” by Sandy Grossmann Usenet: rec.arts.movies June 27, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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