"humbug" in the noun sense

1. baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle

pretentious or silly talk or writing

2. humbug, snake oil

communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

3. fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on

something intended to deceive deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

"humbug" in the verb sense

1. humbug

trick or deceive

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