 humbug |
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| 1. | [ verb ] trick or deceive | |
| Related terms: | deceive fraud | |
| 2. | [ noun ] something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | |
| Synonyms: | fraud hoax dupery put-on fraudulence | |
| Related terms: | trickery goldbrick Piltdown_man gull | |
| 3. | [ noun ] communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive | |
| Synonyms: | snake_oil | |
| Related terms: | misrepresentation | |
| 4. | [ noun ] pretentious or silly talk or writing | |
| Synonyms: | boloney bilgewater bosh drool taradiddle tarradiddle tommyrot tosh twaddle baloney | |
| Related terms: | nonsense cant | |
