noun
- deceptive or false talk or behavior
- a person who behaves or talks in a deceptive way
- a hard peppermint candy
Usage: British
verb
- to deceive or trick someone
interjection
- used to express disbelief or contempt
Usage: dated
Examples
- The politician’s promises were nothing but humbug.
- Don’t be fooled by that humbug selling miracle cures.
- She bought a bag of humbugs at the British candy shop.
- He tried to humbug the customers with false advertising.
- Humbug! I don’t believe a word of it.
- The whole scheme was revealed to be a complete humbug.
- Scrooge famously called Christmas humbug.
- The striped humbugs were her favorite sweets.