What does "humbug" mean?
Humbug: A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
Additional senses
- 2.One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor. Sir J. Stephen.
- 3.To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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