Search Result:humbug
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋhʌmˏbʌg 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊhʌmbʌɡ 〕
Overview of noun humbug
The noun humbug has 3 senses
- baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle -- (pretentious or silly talk or writing)
- humbug, snake oil -- (communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive)
- fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on -- (something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage)
Overview of verb humbug
The verb humbug has 1 sense
- humbug -- (trick or deceive)