HUMBUG
\hˈʌmbʌɡ], \hˈʌmbʌɡ], \h_ˈʌ_m_b_ʌ_ɡ]\
Definitions of HUMBUG
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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trick or deceive
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communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
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One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
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To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
By Oddity Software
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A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
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One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
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To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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An imposition under fair pretences: one who so imposes.
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To deceive: to hoax:-pr.p. humbugging; pa.p. humbugged.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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