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.
Derivatives:
humbuggery n.
Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.