humbug
noun
something intended to delude or deceive.
humbugged
Example Sentences
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“Because,” he added, “Although I ain’t been in the city long, I ain’t to be humbugged; it won’t do for you to try to put off your confounded mock turtles on me!”
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2018
P. T. Barnum recorded the fact that the American people delight in being humbugged, and such is still the national mood.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sooner America knows we are not going to be humbugged the better it is.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I canna tell," said the cautious old general, with a sly shake of the head; "I can only say, sir, be ma saul, ye never humbugged me!"
From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever
Besides, the knowledge that he had been humbugged would only add to his sorrow.
From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by A. F. Mockler Ferryman
