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Definitions for Humbug

[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.
[6] to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive.
[7] to practice humbug.
[8] (used as an expletive to express rejection of something as being completely untrue or nonsensical.)
[9] a person or thing that tricks or deceives
[10] nonsense; rubbish
[11] British a hard boiled sweet, usually flavoured with peppermint and often having a striped pattern
[12] to cheat or deceive (someone)

Words related to Humbug

hogwash, silliness, babble, bunk, bull, hooey, drivel, poppycock, rubbish, baloney, balderdash, gibberish, trash, pretense, BS, prank, fraud, scam, sting, flimflam

Words nearby Humbug

humblebrag, humboldt, humboldt bay, humboldt peak, humbucker, humbug, humbuggery, humdinger, humdrum, hume, hume's law

Origin of Humbug

First recorded in 1730–40; origin uncertain

Other words from Humbug

hum·bug·ger , noun

Word origin for Humbug

C18: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Humbug

BS, babble, balderdash, baloney, bull, bunk, drivel, gibberish, hogwash, hooey, poppycock, pretense, rubbish, silliness, trash, empty talk, hot air