Definitions for humbugˈhʌmˌbʌg
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hum•bugˈhʌmˌbʌg(n.; v.; interj.)-bugged, -bug•ging
(n.)something intended to delude or deceive.
a quality of falseness, deception, or hypocrisy.
a person who is not what he or she claims to be.
meaningless or empty talk; nonsense.
(v.t.)to delude; deceive; trick.
(v.i.)to practice deception.
(interj.)nonsense!
Origin of humbug:
1730–40; orig. uncert.
hum′bug`ger•y(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle(noun)
pretentious or silly talk or writing
humbug, snake oil(noun)
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on(verb)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
humbug(verb)
trick or deceive
Wiktionary
humbug(Noun)
A hoax, prank or jest
humbug(Noun)
A fraud or sham
humbug(Noun)
A fraudster or cheat
humbug(Noun)
A type of chewy sweet (candy)
humbug(Verb)
To play a trick on.
humbug(Verb)
To cheat, swindle.
humbug(Interjection)
nonsense!
Origin: First in use about 1735-40, from hum + bug
Webster Dictionary
Humbug(noun)
an imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax
Humbug(noun)
a spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness
Humbug(noun)
one who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor
Humbug(verb)
to deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax
Translations for humbug
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- skynAfrikaans
- رياء، تَصَنُّع، تَمْويهArabic
- преструвкаBulgarian
- farsaPortuguese (BR)
- podvodCzech
- die TäuschungGerman
- humbugDanish
- απάτη, ψέμαGreek
- farsa, simulacroSpanish
- pettusEstonian
- ساختگيFarsi
- sumutusFinnish
- imposture; imitationFrench
- מְזוּיָףHebrew
- कपट, ढोंगHindi
- varka, prijevaraCroatian
- csalásHungarian
- kepura-puraanIndonesian
- uppgerð, látalætiIcelandic
- finzioneItalian
- 見せかけJapanese
- 허위, 위선Korean
- apgaulėLithuanian
- izlikšanās; viltojums; blēdībaLatvian
- kepura-puraanMalay
- veinzerijDutch
- juks, spill, bedrageriNorwegian
- lipaPolish
- ساختگيPersian
- شرم، پښيماني، سپكوالى، خجالت، پيكه توبPashto
- farsaPortuguese
- impostură; imitaţieRomanian
- притворство; подделкаRussian
- podvodSlovak
- prevaraSlovenian
- prevaraSerbian
- humbug, bluffSwedish
- การปลอมแปลงThai
- taklit, göz boyamaTurkish
- 騙局，虛假Chinese (Trad.)
- удавання; прикиданняUkrainian
- دکھاواUrdu
- sự giả bộVietnamese
- 哄骗，伪装Chinese (Simp.)
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