HUMBUG


Meaning of HUMBUG in English

— humbugger , n.

/hum"bug'/ , n. , v. , humbugged, humbugging , interj.

n.

1. something intended to delude or deceive.

2. the quality of falseness or deception.

3. a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor.

4. something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon.

5. Brit. a variety of hard mint candy.

v.t.

6. to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive.

v.i.

7. to practice humbug.

interj.

8. nonsense!

[ 1730-40; orig. uncert. ]

Syn. 1. imposition. 2. pretense, sham. 3. pretender, deceiver, charlatan, swindler, quack, confidence man. 6. cheat, swindle, trick, fool, dupe.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .