"humbugs" 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
"humbugs" in the verb sense
1. humbug
trick or deceive
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