humbug English

Meaning humbug meaning

What does humbug mean?

Definitions in simple English

humbug Noun

— A cheat, swindle, or trick. I was the victim of a humbug.

— A humbug is a type of hard sweet that is peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.

humbug Verb

— To humbug means to cheat, swindle, or trick. Don't humbug me. That salesman thinks he can humbug everybody. I was humbugged when I bought that used car. P. T. Barnum was accused of humbugging the public. Jack humbugs every customer.

humbug

— noun communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

— verb trick or deceive

— noun (= fraud) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

— noun (= baloney) pretentious or silly talk or writing

Synonyms humbug synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as humbug?

humbug English » English

hoax

fraud

deception

sham

cheat

swindler

imposture

trick

tosh

tommyrot

swindle

snake oil

pretence

impostor

gammon

dupery

dissimulation

delusion

deceit

con

twaddle

trickster

trickery

tarradiddle

taradiddle

spoof

scam

put-on

pretender

nonsense

imposter

imposition

hypocrite

humbuggery

hoodwink

gyp

fudge

fraudulence

flim-flam

eyewash

drool

drivel

dissembler

deceiver

deceive

claptrap

cheating

bosh

boloney

bilk

Topics humbug topics

What do people use humbug to talk about?

Language and thought Communication

Foolish talk

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  foolish talk foolishness babble balderdash bilge blather chit-chat drivel falderal gossipy hooey humbug idle talk joking nonsense prate prattle stupidity twaddle