Defenition of the word humbug
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Defenition of the word humbug
- pretentious or silly talk or writing
- trick or deceive
- something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
- communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive
- communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
Synonyms for the word humbug
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- baloney
- bilgewater
- boloney
- bosh
- drool
- false piety
- hypocrisy
- insincerity
- lip service
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- tommyrot
- tosh
- twaddle
Similar words in the humbug
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- humbug
- humbug's
- humbugged
- humbugging
- humbugs
Hyponyms for the word humbug
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- goldbrick
- Piltdown hoax
- Piltdown man
Hypernyms for the word humbug
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- bunk
- chicane
- chicanery
- cozen
- deceit
- deceive
- deception
- delude
- guile
- hokum
- lead on
- meaninglessness
- misrepresentation
- nonsense
- nonsensicality
- shenanigan
- trickery
- wile
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