n. & v.
n. 1 deceptive or false talk or behaviour. 2 an impostor. 3 Brit. a hard boiled sweet usu. flavoured with peppermint.
v. (humbugged, humbugging) 1 intr. be or behave like an impostor. 2 tr. deceive, hoax. humbuggery n.
[ 18th c.: orig. unkn. ]