ALL meanings of humbug
hum·bug
H h - noun humbug Deceptive or false talk or behavior. 1
- noun humbug nonsense, rubbish 1
- noun humbug deceit, fraud 1
- noun humbug boiled mint sweet 1
- 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
- verb without object humbug to practice humbug. 1
- uncountable noun humbug If you describe someone's language or behaviour as humbug, you mean that it is dishonest or insincere. 0
- countable noun humbug You can refer to a person as a humbug when you think they are being dishonest, insincere, or pretending to be someone who they are not. 0
- countable noun humbug A humbug is a hard, striped sweet that tastes of peppermint. 0
- noun humbug a person or thing that tricks or deceives 0
- noun humbug nonsense; rubbish 0
- noun humbug a hard boiled sweet, usually flavoured with peppermint and often having a striped pattern 0
- verb humbug to cheat or deceive (someone) 0
- noun humbug something made or done to cheat or deceive; fraud; sham; hoax 0
- noun humbug misleading, dishonest, or empty talk; nonsense 0
- noun humbug a person who is not what he claims to be; impostor 0
- noun humbug a spirit of trickery, deception, etc. 0
- noun humbug a striped hard candy 0
- verb transitive humbug to dupe; deceive 0
- interjection humbug nonsense 0
- noun humbug (dated) A hoax, prank or jest. 0
- noun humbug (dated) A fraud or sham. 0
- noun humbug (dated) A fraudster or cheat. 0
- noun humbug (Britain) A type of chewy sweet (candy). 0
- verb humbug To play a trick on. 0
- verb humbug To cheat, swindle. 0
- interjection humbug nonsense!. 0