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humbug
('h/@/m,b/@/g )

noun (n)

  • pretentious or silly talk or writing(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle
    source: wordnet30
  • communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    snake oil
    source: wordnet30
  • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, put-on
    source: wordnet30
  • An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • trick or deceive(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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