humbug
noun
something intended to delude or deceive.
has humbugged
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present perfectof humbug (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Wrong: He has humbugged the people for years.
From Practical Grammar and Composition by Thomas Wood
Now," he said to himself, "so far I'm on the safe side; still, if he has humbugged me, I've paid him in his own coin.
From The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton
For nearly 150 years these evidences of his 'hidden works of darkness' have been before the world; but Cromwell has preserved his secret; he has humbugged every historian as effectually as he hoodwinked his contemporaries.
From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various
“I think the Captain will find he has humbugged himself this time; I think he’ll have to walk down to the colony after the race,” he said.
From Luck at the Diamond Fields by Dalrymple J. Belgrave
