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Webster 1913 Edition


Humbug

Hum′bugˊ

,
Noun.
[Prob. fr.
hum
to impose on, deceive +
bug
a frightful object.]
1.
An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
2.
A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
3.
One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
Sir J. Stephen.

Hum′bugˊ

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Humbugged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Humbugging
.]
To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.

Webster 1828 Edition


Humbug

HUM'BUG

,
Noun.
An imposition.

Definition 2024


Humbug

Humbug

See also: humbug

German

Noun

Humbug m (genitive Humbugs, no plural)

  1. humbug

humbug

humbug

See also: Humbug

English

A variety of mint humbugs (sense 5)

Noun

humbug (plural humbugs)

  1. (slang) A hoax, jest, or prank.
  2. (slang) A fraud or sham.
  3. (slang) Nonsense.
  4. (slang) A fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite.
  5. (Britain) A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.
  6. (US slang) Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial.
  7. (US, African American Vernacular, slang) A fight.
  8. (US, African American Vernacular, slang, dated) A gang.
  9. (US, crime, slang) A false arrest on trumped-up charges.

Descendants

Translations

Interjection

humbug

  1. (slang) Nonsense!

Verb

humbug (third-person singular simple present humbugs, present participle humbugging, simple past and past participle humbugged)

  1. (slang) To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.
  2. (US, African American Vernacular, slang) To fight; to act tough.
  3. (slang, obsolete) To waste time talking.

Derived terms

Usage notes

The spellings humbuging and humbuged exist, but are not nearly so common as humbugging and humbugged.

References


Hungarian

Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhumbuɡ]
  • Hyphenation: hum‧bug

Noun

humbug (plural humbugok)

  1. humbug

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative humbug humbugok
accusative humbugot humbugokat
dative humbugnak humbugoknak
instrumental humbuggal humbugokkal
causal-final humbugért humbugokért
translative humbuggá humbugokká
terminative humbugig humbugokig
essive-formal humbugként humbugokként
essive-modal
inessive humbugban humbugokban
superessive humbugon humbugokon
adessive humbugnál humbugoknál
illative humbugba humbugokba
sublative humbugra humbugokra
allative humbughoz humbugokhoz
elative humbugból humbugokból
delative humbugról humbugokról
ablative humbugtól humbugoktól
Possessive forms of humbug
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. humbugom humbugjaim
2nd person sing. humbugod humbugjaid
3rd person sing. humbugja humbugjai
1st person plural humbugunk humbugjaink
2nd person plural humbugotok humbugjaitok
3rd person plural humbugjuk humbugjaik

Interjection

humbug

  1. humbug!