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1. (n.) humbug
something intended to delude or deceive.
2. humbug
a quality of falseness, deception, or hypocrisy.
3. humbug
a person who is not what he or she claims to be.
4. humbug
meaningless or empty talk; nonsense.
5. (v.t.) humbug
to delude; deceive; trick.
6. (v.i.) humbug
to practice deception.
7. (interj.) humbug
nonsense!
Etymology: (1730–40; orig. uncert.)
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| Definition of 'humbug' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle
pretentious or silly talk or writing
2. (noun) humbug, snake oil
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
3. (verb) fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
4. (verb) humbug
trick or deceive
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) humbug
an imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax
2. (noun) humbug
a spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness
3. (noun) humbug
one who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor
4. (verb) humbug
to deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax
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