humbug
51humbug — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, acting, affectation, amphigory, appearance, attitudinizing, babble, babblement, balderdash, balls, baloney, bamboozle, beguile, betray, bibble babble, blabber, blague, blagueur, blather, blatherskite, bluff …
52humbug — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deceiver, imposter, pretender; deception, hoax, fraud; charlatanry. See falsehood. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Deception] Syn. lie, fraud, hoax, sham; see deception 1 , fake , nonsense . 2. [An impostor]… …
53Humbug — Humbugm unlautereReklame;listigeÜbertölpelung;LugundTrug.DieHerkunftistungeklärt.Um1750inNordamerikaaufgekommenimZusammenhangmit»tohum=jnnasführen«und»bug bear=Popanz,Schreckbild«.InDeutschlandseit1830bekannt …
54humbug — hum|bug [ hʌm,bʌg ] noun uncount behavior or talk that is not sincere a. count someone whose talk or behavior is not sincere …
55humbug — • nonsens, struntprat …
56humbug — m III, D. u, N. humbuggiem; lm M. i książk. «sprawa oszukańczo rozreklamowana; oszustwo, blaga» ‹ang.› …
57humbug — hum·bug || hÊŒmbÊŒg n. deception, trickery, fraud; imposter, trickster v. deceive, trick, dupe, hoax …
58humbug — noun 1》 deceptive or false talk or behaviour. ↘a hypocrite. 2》 Brit. a boiled peppermint sweet. verb (humbugs, humbugging, humbugged) deceive; trick. Derivatives humbuggery noun Origin C18: of unknown origin …
59humbug — I. n. (Colloq.) 1. Imposition, imposture, fetch, deception, fraud, trick, cheat, gammon, dodge, gouge, blind, feint, chouse, hoax. 2. Charlatanry, charlatanism, quackery, mummery, cant, hypocrisy. 3. Impostor, charlatan, quack, cheat. II. v. a.… …
60humbug — noun 1 (U) insincere words or behaviour, especially pretending to feel shocked or disapprove of something 2 (U) old fashioned someone who pretends to be someone they are not, or to have qualities or opinions they do not have 3 (C) BrE a sweet… …
