humbug: Meaning and Definition of

hum•bug

1. something intended to delude or deceive.
2. the quality of falseness or deception.
3. a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor.
4. something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon.
5. a variety of hard mint candy.

1. to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive.

1. to practice humbug.

1. nonsense!