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humbug n. [
baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle] pretentious or silly talk or writing
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humbug v. trick or deceive
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humbug n. [
snake oil] communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
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humbug n. [
fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, put-on] something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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