humbug
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Britannica Dictionary definition of HUMBUG
1
[noncount]
:
language or behavior that is false or meant to deceive people
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Their claims are humbug.
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She's only 30? Humbug!
2
[count]
old-fashioned
:
someone or something that is not honest or true
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He's just an old humbug. [=(more commonly) fraud]
3
[count]
British
:
a hard peppermint candy
