bah humbug
Americaninterjection
Example Sentences
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If holiday clutter has you more bah humbug than merry, these tips from professional organizers around Seattle might make your life easier before and after the holidays, and well into the new year.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
However, far from feeling bah humbug about having to do their job while on holiday, they all love being able to take the stress and strain away from others.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022
But for charities that spend less than 65 cents of the donated dollar as advertised — or flood my mailbox and call incessantly — bah, humbug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
If you can’t give us that, well, then . . . bah, humbug.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2019
Fears of a boycott led Mervyn's, a former Target subsidiary, to reverse its own ban last week, but so far Target's 1,313-store chain is standing firm with its bah, humbug.
From Time Magazine Archive
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