Humbug
English Meaning
An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
- Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
- A person who claims to be other than what he or she is; an impostor.
- Nonsense; rubbish.
- Pretense; deception.
- Used to express disbelief or disgust.
- To deceive or trick.
- To practice deception or trickery.