BUMBAZE

PRONUNCIATION: (buhm-BAYZ)

MEANING: verb tr.: To bewilder or stupefy.

ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of Scots baze (to dismay). Earliest documented use: 1587.
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BUMBARE - to dress for the occasion at the nudist colony

BOMBAZE - portmanteau word for the subjective feeling after being near a very loud, sudden sound

BUNBAKE - a contest attended by all the boulangers in the city