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   Hum·bug

   /ˈhəmˌbəɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. deceptive or false talk or behavior: "his comments are sheer humbug" Similar hypocrisyhypocritical talk/behaviorsanctimoniousnessposturingcantempty talkinsinceritydishonestyfalsenessfalsityshamdeceitdeceptiondeceptivenessimposturepretensefraudtrickerycheatinginformal:phoneynessconkidologycodologyrare:Tartufferie
   • ▪ a hypocrite: "you see what a humbug I am" Similar hypocritehypocritical personplaster saintwhited sepulchercharlatanimpostorfraudcheatdeceiverdissemblerfakeshaminformal:con mancon artistphoneyrare:Tartuffe
   • 2. a hard candy, especially one flavored with peppermint. British

   verb

   • 1. deceive; trick: "to humbug his humble neighbors was not difficult"
   • ▪ act like a fraud or sham: "she was always ready to help him, provided he didn't humbug"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (in the senses ‘hoax, trick’ and ‘deceiver’): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. humbuggery noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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