Meaning & use
humbug
Deceptive talk or behavior intended to trick or mislead people; a fraud or sham.
See it in a sentence
The traveling salesman's miracle cure turned out to be pure humbug.
Critics dismissed the politician's promises as humbug designed to win votes.
A note on using this word
Humbug is also used as an interjection to dismiss something as nonsense, famously in Scrooge's 'Bah, humbug!'
Words with a similar meaning
nonsensedeception
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Another way to use it
2. interjection
Used to express contemptuous disbelief that something is nonsense.
"Humbug!" he snorted when told the old house was haunted.
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