Etymonline agrees with the slang origin but also offers a couple of words from Scottish dialect and French that could have lead to bamboozle.

Etymonline也同意bamboozle来自俚语的说法，但给出了几个可能是该单词前身的苏格兰方言词和法语词。

Defence bosses are toying with the flexible firearms in a bid to bamboozle satellites and surveillance aircraft into thinking its forces are more powerful than they actually are.

俄罗斯国防部用这些充气武器哄骗敌人的卫星和侦察机，使它们认为他们比实际上的要强大。