Definition of humbug

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Humbug (n.) A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.

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Gammon :: Gammon (n.) An imposition or hoax; humbug.
Regular :: Regular (a.) Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug..
Blague :: Blague (n.) Mendacious boasting; falsehood; humbug.
Sham :: Sham (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug..
Bosh :: Bosh (n.) Empty talk; contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug.
Humbuggery :: Humbuggery (n.) The practice of imposition.
Humbug :: Humbug (n.) One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
Humbugging :: Humbugging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Humbu.
Humbugger :: Humbugger (n.) One who humbugs.
Hum :: Hum (v. t.) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug.
Humbugged :: Humbugged (imp. & p. p.) of Humbu.
Humbug :: Humbug (n.) A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
Claptrap :: Claptrap (n.) A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
Fudge :: Fudge (n.) A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt.
Humbug :: Humbug (v. t.) To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
Bamboozle :: Bamboozle (v. t.) To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug.
Humbug :: Humbug (n.) An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
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