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Humbugger

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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.
[Origin unknown.]
humbugger n.
humbugger·y n.
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The dedicated humbugger, meanwhile, is likely to flee at the mere sight of the tracklisting, with its dispiriting profusion of exclamation marks (testament, presumably, to Stevens' conversion from Christmas-hater to unrepentant hall-decker, detailed in the accompanying essay): not merely Hark
Sufjan Stevens, Songs for Christmas by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
The story centres on the humbug factory workers who play for the works team, Humbuggers FC, on Saturdays.
THIS BOOK IS JUST HUMBUG! by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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