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单词 bah humbug!
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bah humbug!

Used to express grumpy dislike of something generally regarded as enjoyable, in particular Christmas: Christmas is looming. Bah humbug! Bah humbug to him. In some places Christmas is still a magical time of year...
  • I say bah humbug to you people who condemn them building it.
  • In a world where taking someone out to a movie can get expensive, the whole idea makes a skinflint want to say, "Bah, humbug!"
  • Sentimentalists will moan that the TV has replaced the traditional fireplace as the focus of family attention over the holidays, but we say bah, humbug to that.
From its use by the miser Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens's novel A Christmas Carol (1843)
See parent entry: humbug
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