humbug

hum·bug  (hmbg)

n.

1. Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.

2. A person who claims to be other than what he or she is; an impostor.

3. Nonsense; rubbish.

4. Pretense; deception.

interj.

Used to express disbelief or disgust.

v. hum·bugged, hum·bug·ging, hum·bugs

v.tr.

To deceive or trick.

v.intr.

To practice deception or trickery.

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[Origin unknown.]

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humbugger n.

humbugger·y n.

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humbug [ˈhʌmˌbʌg]

n

1. a person or thing that tricks or deceives

2. nonsense; rubbish

3. (Cookery) Brit a hard boiled sweet, usually flavoured with peppermint and often having a striped pattern

vb -bugs, -bugging, -bugged

to cheat or deceive (someone)

[of unknown origin]

humbugger  n

humbuggery  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	humbug - pretentious or silly talk or writing baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
	2.	humbug - communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive snake oil deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
	3.	humbug - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage dupery, hoax, put-on, fraud, fraudulence chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, guile, chicane - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) goldbrick - anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
Verb	1.	humbug - trick or deceive cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with

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humbug

noun nonsense, rubbish, trash, hypocrisy, cant, baloney (informal), claptrap (informal), quackery, eyewash (informal), charlatanry Britain's laws on homosexuality are hypocritical humbug.

Translations

humbug [ˈhʌmbʌg] N

1. (= person) → charlatán/ana m/f
he's an old humbug → es un farsante

2. (= nonsense) → tonterías fpl
humbug! → ¡bobadas!

3. (Brit) (= sweet) → caramelo m de menta

humbug [ˈhʌmbʌg] n

(= insincere talk) → tromperie f

(British) (= sweet) → bonbon m à la menthe

humbug

n

(Brit: = sweet) → Pfefferminzbonbon m or nt

(inf: = talk) → Humbug m, → Mumpitz m (inf)

(inf: = person) → Halunke m, → Gauner(in) m(f)

humbug [ˈhʌmˌbʌg] n (person) → impostore m; (nonsense) → frottole fpl, falsità (Brit) (sweet) → caramella alla menta

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humbug [ˈhʌmˌbʌg] n (person) → impostore m; (nonsense) → frottole fpl, falsità (Brit) (sweet) → caramella alla menta