Bambosh
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bambosh is a noun meaning (in Haiti) Silliness and revelry.
Meaning
(in Haiti) Silliness and revelry.
More Meanings
- (slang) Humbug; deceptive nonsense.
- (slang) To bamboozle; to deceive with nonsense.
Example Sentences
Those who play and pay go to extraordinary lengths to be bamboshed.
Some Creole observers have described the post-Duvalier period as diyari demokratik (democratic diarrhea) or bambosh demokrasi (revelry of democracy).
Yes, the bambosh dance is still danced until the dancers, wildly drunk on clairine vanish into the surrounding blackness to capture the partner of their choice.
Annie, a willing accomplice once Daisy had told her a tale of bambosh about wishing to approach Lady Sarah to seek employment for a friend, had also divulged that the dowager spent an hour every Thursday afternoon perusing the shelves at Lackington's Bookshop.
Word Forms
- bamboshes
- bamboshing
- bamboshed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bamboozler, bunk, bimbo, humbugger, bumfoolery, hornswoggle.
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