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Words related to humbug

hogwash, silliness, babble, bunk, bull, hooey, drivel, poppycock, rubbish, baloney, balderdash, gibberish, trash, pretense, BS, prank, fraud, scam, sting, flimflam

Words nearby humbug

humblebrag, humboldt, humboldt bay, humboldt peak, humbucker, humbug, humbuggery, humdinger, humdrum, hume, hume's law

Origin of humbug

First recorded in 1730–40; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM humbug

hum·bug·ger, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for humbug

humbug
/ (ˈhʌmˌbʌɡ) /

noun

a person or thing that tricks or deceives
nonsense; rubbish
British a hard boiled sweet, usually flavoured with peppermint and often having a striped pattern

verb -bugs, -bugging or -bugged

to cheat or deceive (someone)

Derived forms of humbug

humbugger, nounhumbuggery, noun

Word Origin for humbug

C18: of unknown origin
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