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humbuggery

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hum⋅bug⋅ger⋅y

  [huhm-buhg-uh-ree]
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–noun
pretense; sham.
Origin:
1825–35; humbug + -ery
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hum·bug   (hŭm'bŭg')   
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.]
hum'bug'ger n., hum'bug'ger·y n.
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