Bamboozled Glossary

by

Bamboozled Glossary

Bamboozle

The act of fooling or cheating someone out of something

Biracial

A person of two races

Blackface

A person that isn't black made up to look like a black person

Fiddle

A very informal way of saying violin

Racism

Hatred of other races because of faulty feelings of superiority (which often veil insecurity)

Satire

The use of humor and other rhetorical devices (like irony) to expose social vices and stupidity and/or ignorance

Thang

Slang for thing

Update this section!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section.

Update this section

After you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.

Cite this page

Study Guide for Bamboozled

Bamboozled study guide contains a biography of director Spike Lee, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for Bamboozled…

Wikipedia Entries for Bamboozled

View Wikipedia Entries for Bamboozled…