hum·bug
hum·bug/ˈhəmˌbəɡ/
noun
- deceptive or false talk or behavior."his comments are sheer humbug"synonyms: hypocrisy, hypocritical talk/behavior, sanctimoniousness, posturing, cant, empty talk, insincerity, dishonesty, falseness, falsity, sham, deceit, deception, deceptiveness, imposture, pretense, fraud, trickery, cheating, phoneyness, con, kidology, codology, Tartufferie
- a hard candy, especially one flavored with peppermint.
verb
deceive; trick.
"to humbug his humble neighbors was not difficult"
synonyms: deceive, trick, delude, mislead, fool, hoodwink, dupe, hoax, take in, beguile, bamboozle, gull, cheat, con, kid, put one over on, have on, cozen, bullshit
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A humbug is a person or object that behaves in a deceptive or dishonest way, often as a hoax or in jest. The term was first described in 1751 as student slang, and recorded in 1840 as a "nautical phrase". It is now also often used as an... Wikipedia
humbug suggests elaborate pretense usually so flagrant as to be transparent. creating publicity by foisting humbugs on a gullible ...
4 days ago · dishonest talk, writing, or behavior that is intended to deceive people: the usual political humbug.
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a person who is not what they claim or pretend to be; impostor. Synonyms: swindler, deceiver, confidence man, quack, charlatan ...
/ˈhʌmbəg/ · noun. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. synonyms: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, put-on · noun.
4 senses: 1. a person or thing that tricks or deceives 2. nonsense; rubbish 3. British a hard boiled sweet, usually flavoured.
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Jan 8, 2020 · Humbug was a word used in the 19th century to mean a trick played upon unsuspecting people. The word lives on in the English language today ...
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