humbug
/ˈhʌmbʌɡ//ˈhəmˌbəɡ/
noun
- 1
A hoax, jest, or prank.
- 2
A fraud or sham (countable); hypocrisy (uncountable).
- 3
A fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite.
- 4
Nonsense.
- 5
A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.
- 6
Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial.
- 7
(African American Vernacular) A fight.
- 8
(African American Vernacular) A gang.
- 9
A false arrest on trumped-up charges.
- 10
(Perhaps by extension) The piglet of the wild boar.
verb
- 1
To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.
- 2
(African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough.
- 3
To waste time talking.
interjection
- 1
Balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!
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