humbug — meaning in English

English meaning

• humbug noun Nonsense, deception, or something meant to trick or mislead people.

Senses

humbug is used for these senses in English:

• humbug (countable, slang) A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy.
• humbug (countable, slang) A cheat, fraudster, or hypocrite.

humbug — full definition

1. noun Nonsense, deception, or something meant to trick or mislead people.
2. noun A hard, striped mint candy, especially popular in Britain.

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