# if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. When one doesn't have all the facts or have a brilliant explanation, one can often convince people or win an argument by using nonsense.

## Etymology
Misattributed to W.C. Fields. Original source unknown.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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