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humbug

hum·bug
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huhm-buhg]
    • /ˈhʌmˌbʌg/
    • /ˈhʌm.bʌɡ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhm-buhg]
    • /ˈhʌmˌbʌg/

Definitions of humbug word

  • noun humbug something intended to delude or deceive. 1
  • noun humbug the quality of falseness or deception. 1
  • noun humbug a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor. 1
  • noun humbug something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon. 1
  • noun humbug British. a variety of hard mint candy. 1
  • verb with object humbug to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive. 1

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Origin of humbug

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1730-40; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Humbug

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

humbug popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for humbug

noun humbug

  • hogwash — refuse given to hogs; swill.
  • silliness — weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
  • babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
  • bunk — A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
  • bull — A bull is a male animal of the cow family.

verb humbug

  • jiving — swing music or early jazz.
  • bluff — A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
  • illude — to deceive or trick.
  • suck in — to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
  • chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps

Antonyms for humbug

noun humbug

  • sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
  • truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
  • honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
  • truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
  • fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique

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