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HUMBUGS
Noun
humbugs
plural of humbug
Verb
humbugs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humbug
Source: Wiktionary
HUMBUG
Hum"bug`, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.]
1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
2. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor. Sir J. Stephen.
Hum"bug`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humbugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Humbugging.]
Definition: To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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