Humbug Definition

hŭmbŭg
humbugged, humbugging, humbugs
noun
humbugs
Something made or done to cheat or deceive; fraud; sham; hoax.
Webster's New World
A person who is not what he or she claims to be; impostor.
Webster's New World
Misleading, dishonest, or empty talk; nonsense.
Webster's New World
A spirit of trickery, deception, etc.
Webster's New World
A striped hard candy.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
interjection
Used to express disbelief or disgust.
American Heritage
Nonsense.
Webster's New World
verb
humbugged, humbugging, humbugs
To dupe; deceive.
Webster's New World
To practice deception or trickery.
American Heritage
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Humbug

Noun

Singular:
humbug
Plural:
humbugs

Origin of Humbug

  • First in use about 1735-40, from hum (“(dialectal and slang) to delude, impose on, cajole”) + bug (“a specter, goblin”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Humbug Sentence Examples

  • Our friend Oz is merely a humbug wizard, for he once proved it to me.

  • But I'm not, my piggy-wees; I'm a humbug wizard.

  • His view on religion was that organized worship made him feel'such a humbug ' .

  • Many people say they look like a mint humbug on legs.

  • A vast amount of stuffy and sentimental humbug has been uttered in favor of the Gospel of Work.

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Words Starting With

HHUHUM

Words Ending With

GUGBUG

Unscrambles

humbug

Words Starting With H and Ending With G

Starts With H & Ends With GStarts With HU & Ends With GStarts With H & Ends With UG

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With H6 Letter Words Ending With G