humbuggery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of humbuggery
Example Sentences
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Reviewing Ancient Evenings, the critic Harold Bloom discussed what he called, quaintly, Mailer's "humbuggery and bumbuggery".
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2014
In response to all the humbuggery, the anonymous organizers who run the website and help coordinate the event broke from their usual policy of not taking questions from the news media.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2013
Mr. President, Mr. Hoover in this letter to Senator Borah reaches the sublimest height of epistolary humbuggery ever attained by man.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not a profound man, not a polished man, not a studious man, he is shrewd, vigorous, alert and likable, with his humbuggery and sincerity mixed in about equal proportions.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are various classes of “mediums,” the operations of each class being confined to a particular department of “spiritual” humbuggery.
From The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages by Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor)
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