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    [Noun]  | "hum*bug" | \ ˈhəm-ˌbəg \


    1: something designed to deceive and mislead

    2: a willfully false, deceptive, or insincere person

    3: an attitude or spirit of pretense and deception


    Origin: 1750 ;

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    [Verb]  | "humbug" 


    1: deceive, hoax

    2: to engage in a hoax or deception


    Origin: 1749 ;

     See: {humbug:1 };

    [Noun]  | "humbug" 


    1: an imitation that is passed off as genuine;


      * e.g., " ... tests showed that the old map of America was a cleverly made humbug "



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    2: language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense;


      * e.g., " ... those UFO stories are a lot of humbug "



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    3: one who makes false claims of identity or expertise;


      * e.g., " ... one humbug after another claimed to be the miraculously surviving daughter of the Russian czar "



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    [Verb]  | "humbug" 


    1: to cause to believe what is untrue;


      * e.g., " ... humbugged into believing that the bones were the skeleton of a prehistoric human being "





     [ "humbug" ]

    1: An expression of annoying disappointment. Popularized by the use of the character Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

      * e.g.,  ... Man visits hooker. Taking off her panties, she reveals an enormous cock. 

     [ "humbug" ]

    1: 1) Opportunity derived from circumstance or a random situation.

      * e.g.,  ... ...Spent the last 6 months trying to hit a lick and finally came up on/from a humbug. 


     [ "humbug" ]

    2: 2) Derived fortune initiated with no conscience effort or conspiracy

      * e.g.,  ... (Applies to previous example context, though definition is incorrect in its specificity) 


     [ "humbug" ]

    3: 3) Small endeavor that yields significantly greater than expect benefits.

     [ "humbug" ]

    1: A humbug is a very rare insect that crawls up your butt when you sleep, and starts humming songs

      * e.g.,  ... Jake: you hear that noise? 

     [ "humbug" ]

    1: an annoying person who loves to lick his toes

      * e.g.,  ... Man Charles sure is a humbug! 

     [ "humbug" ]

    1: A word which is used by Mr. Justin where he will allow people to go to his house. Especially Jaye because he is very handsome.

      * e.g.,  ... Gabby : So Justin can I go to your house? 

     [ "humbug" ]

    1: A waste of time. The wrong choice for a night out

      * e.g.,  ... "You went out thinking you were going to have alot of fun and it turned out to be a humbug." 

     [ "humbug" ]

    1: when someone gives an anonymous tip either to the police or somebody.

      * e.g.,  ... i got caught off in some bullshit on some humbug type shit. 

     [ "humbug" ]

    1: the tortoise icon on msn.

      * e.g.,  ... amelia is wrong, the tortoise IS called humbug. 

     [ "humbug" ]

    1: when you meet a girl and have sex with her the same night.

      * e.g.,  ... Man i fucked that bitch off da humbug 

     [ "a humbug" ]

    1: A cheat; a fraud; a quack; a scammer

      * e.g.,  ... I wouldn't buy a used car from that dealership. He has a reputation for being a humbug! BBB gives him a VERY low rating. 

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