From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Humbug \Hum"bug`\, n. [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug
a frightful object.]
1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in
order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
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2. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
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3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish
fellow; an impostor. --Sir J. Stephen.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Humbug \Hum"bug`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Humbugging}.]
To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humbug
n 1: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney},
{boloney}, {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug},
{taradiddle}, {tarradiddle}, {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]
2: communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive [syn:
{humbug}, {snake oil}]
3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended
to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery},
{hoax}, {humbug}, {put-on}]
v 1: trick or deceive
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
humbug /hɵmbɵx/
slyjoke
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