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noun
1.
something intended to delude or deceive.
2.
the quality of falseness or deception.
3.
a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor.
4.
something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon.
5.
British. a variety of hard mint candy.
verb (used with object)
6.
to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive.
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verb (used without object)
7.
to practice humbug.
interjection
Origin:
1730–40; origin uncertain
1730–40; origin uncertain
Related forms
hum·bug·ger, noun
Synonyms
1. imposition. 2. pretense, sham. 3. pretender, deceiver, charlatan, swindler, quack, confidence man. 6. cheat, swindle, trick, fool, dupe.
1. imposition. 2. pretense, sham. 3. pretender, deceiver, charlatan, swindler, quack, confidence man. 6. cheat, swindle, trick, fool, dupe.
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Example Sentences
- The production of humbug has become a systematic, even industrial process.
- It can all seem too sweet, or too calculated, and thus easy to dismiss as a humbug or a.
- Chekhov thwacks away at pretentious fools who cover up idealess humbug with hypocrisy and presumed convictions.
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Word Origin & History
humbug
1751, student slang, "trick, jest, hoax, deception," of unknown origin.
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