He tried to bamboozle his professors into thinking he knew the subject well.    From LearnThat.org. 

Verb (used with object) : They bamboozled us into joining the club.    From Dictionary.com. 

As someone who has seen and used those words -- especially "bamboozle" -- in appellate legal briefs, I find that surprising.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama On Track For Big Victory In Mississippi Today] Reference

Another one is 'bamboozle' which I always picture as a dorkish bumbling dimwit, but a lovable one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference

It's too quaint to be seen as overly nasty - the Clintons are trying to "bamboozle" you, not you're being lied to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama On Veep Talk: Clintons Are Trying To "Hoodwink" You] Reference

I use "bamboozle" all the time, because no other word really captures the essence of a snake-oil con-job quite as perfectly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama On Veep Talk: Clintons Are Trying To "Hoodwink" You] Reference

Now she has her wealthy bully supporters making threats to the Democrats if they don't support her in trying to "bamboozle" this election.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sources: Clinton supporter pressures Pelosi] Reference

Obama says Clinton is trying to 'hoodwink,' 'bamboozle' Americans.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Thousand Reasons] Reference

President Obama: Republicans want to 'bamboozle' voters this November.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home/News] Reference

He said processors want the panel dismissed because it's easier to "bamboozle" an independent arbitrator.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Telegram: Local News] Reference

Obama thinks that he can "bamboozle" American people ".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Poll: Obama losing support] Reference

"bamboozle" and "flim-flam", without a care for the effects that their failure is having on the masses.    From Wordnik.com.  [TrinidadExpress Today's News] Reference

If you have enough money, you can bamboozle anyone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Khashoggi's Fall] Reference

Don't let them bamboozle you with these dirty tricks.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 26, 2008] Reference

` But, 'said Cato, ` guess he no bamboozle dis chile!'.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea] Reference

So he is probably not likely to let them bamboozle him.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOP's Spin On Coleman Reaches New Heights] Reference

"There's no good in a fellow trying to bamboozle you, sir.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference

OBAMA: Don't let them bamboozle you with these dirty tricks.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2008] Reference

These honeyed words of compliment may possibly bamboozle 'em.    From Wordnik.com.  [War Poetry of the South] Reference

I can't decide if you are trying to hoodwink or bamboozle us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama On Veep Talk: Clintons Are Trying To "Hoodwink" You] Reference

Hmmm ... bamboozle, okey-doke ... must be in Mississippi today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama On Veep Talk: Clintons Are Trying To "Hoodwink" You] Reference

That is, will you let me bamboozle you about the reality of war?.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain Campaign Hits Back Over "Not Too Important" Quote] Reference

It is the equivalent of trying to bamboozle with clever explanations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Response Ad Ties Ayers Swift-Boating Spot Directly To McCain] Reference

It is not so with us artists; they could not bamboozle us in this way.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

He thinks if he does it quickly, he can bamboozle the American people.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2007] Reference

This is the razzle dazzle of a master, trying to bamboozle the public.    From Wordnik.com.  [Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman: Running on Empty] Reference

"Hoodwink" and "bamboozle" are terms that channel, in a way, Malcolm X.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama On Veep Talk: Clintons Are Trying To "Hoodwink" You] Reference

They'd just like at him like another white dude tryin to bamboozle them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Obama Adviser: Hillary Must Remove Ferraro From Campaign] Reference

It's one of those made-up arguments that is designed to bamboozle people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dave Johnson: Is It A Social Security OR A Deficit Commission?] Reference

So when you read an e-mail like that, you know they're trying to bamboozle you.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 26, 2008] Reference

It's when someone's trying to bamboozle you, when they're trying to hoodwink you.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2008] Reference

Here's what the "Online Etymological Dictionary" says about the two words: bamboozle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama On Track For Big Victory In Mississippi Today] Reference

LAKOFF: In some ways, it's sad because you can bamboozle the voters with those things.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2008] Reference

I like Obama because he uses words like "hoodwink" and "bamboozle" in political speeches.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama On Veep Talk: Clintons Are Trying To "Hoodwink" You] Reference

I use hoodwink and bamboozle all the time, and am a mixed race (white/asian) San Franciscan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama On Veep Talk: Clintons Are Trying To "Hoodwink" You] Reference

Both parties had prints all over the dereg bamboozle that kicked the economy over the cliff.    From Wordnik.com.  [The '08 Campaign And the Crash] Reference

This was to bamboozle me, I thought, the only non-combatant present, but occasionally he stumbled.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"] Reference

Anyway, it goes on like that, with trick after smooth trick being used to try to bamboozle people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dave Johnson: Is It A Social Security OR A Deficit Commission?] Reference