meaning of humbug
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.
4. To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
5. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Related Words
humbug | humbugged | humbugger | humbuggery | humbugging |
