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Humbug

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Noun

2. humbug, snake oil

communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

3. dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Verb

4. humbug

trick or deceive

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Humbug

see synonyms of humbug
noun
1. 
a person or thing that tricks or deceives
2. 
nonsense; rubbish
3. British
a hard boiled sweet, usually flavoured with peppermint and often having a striped pattern
verb -bugs, -bugging or -bugged
4. 
to cheat or deceive (someone)

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Humbug

see synonyms of humbug
noun
1. 
a. 
something made or done to cheat or deceive; fraud; sham; hoax
b. 
misleading, dishonest, or empty talk; nonsense
2. 
a person who is not what he claims to be; impostor
3. 
a spirit of trickery, deception, etc.
4.  British
a striped hard candy
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhumˌbugged or ˈhumˌbugging
5. 
to dupe; deceive
interjection
6. 
nonsense

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Humbug

see synonyms of humbug
n.
1. Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
2. A person who claims to be other than what he or she is; an impostor.
3. Nonsense; rubbish.
4. Pretense; deception.
interj.
Used to express disbelief or disgust.
v. hum·bugged, hum·bug·ging, hum·bugs
v.tr.
To deceive or trick.
v.intr.
To practice deception or trickery.

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