humbug

[hum·bug]

Humbug is language that's either deceptive or just ridiculous. Either way, it's verbal garbage and inspires people to mutter "Bah! Humbug!" just like Scrooge did in "A Christmas Carol."

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An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

Noun
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Noun
communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive

Noun
pretentious or silly talk or writing

Verb
trick or deceive

n.
An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

n.
A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.

n.
One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.

v. t.
To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.

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. 2. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness. 3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor. Sir J. Stephen.

Humbug

Hum"bug`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humbugged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Humbugging .] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.

An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.

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Usage Examples

Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.

The balance between faith and reason is for the determination of each individual, and of the people as a whole, not of unauthorized government officials uttering impious humbug as they arbitrarily try to define that balance.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Either marriage is a destiny, I believe, or there is no sense in it at all, it's a piece of humbug.

You don't have to call it God or Jesus. That's religious humbug to a lot of people, but you've gotta believe that nature and spiritual things surround us. That is what put us here! I thank the universe for that every day of my life.