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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hum•bug /ˈhʌmˌbʌg/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] something intended to fool, trick, or deceive others.
- [countable] a person who is not what he or she claims to be;
an impostor. - [uncountable] meaningless or empty talk;
nonsense.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hum•bug (hum′bug′),USA pronunciation n., v., -bugged, -bug•ging, interj. n. - something intended to delude or deceive.
- the quality of falseness or deception.
- a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be;
impostor. - something devoid of sense or meaning;
nonsense:a humbug of technical jargon. - British Termsa variety of hard mint candy.
v.t. - to impose upon by humbug or false pretense;
delude;
deceive.
v.i. - to practice humbug.
interj. - nonsense!
- origin, originally uncertain 1730–40
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged imposition.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pretense, sham.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pretender, deceiver, charlatan, swindler, quack, confidence man.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cheat, swindle, trick, fool, dupe.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: humbug /ˈhʌmˌbʌɡ/ n - a person or thing that tricks or deceives
- nonsense; rubbish
- Brit a hard boiled sweet, usually flavoured with peppermint and often having a striped pattern
vb ( -bugs, -bugging, -bugged)- to cheat or deceive (someone)
Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown originˈhumˌbugger n ˈhumˌbuggery n |