humbug

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: hum bug, humburg

Antonyms: hum bug, humburg

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|slang}} A [[hoax]], [[jest]], or [[prank]].
2. {{lb|en|countable|slang}} A [[fraud]] or [[sham#Noun|sham]]; {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[hypocrisy]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|slang}} A [[cheat#Noun|cheat]], [[fraudster]], or [[hypocrite]].
4. {{lb|en|uncountable|slang}} [[nonsense|Nonsense]].
5. {{senseid|en|candy}} {{lb|en|countable|Britain}} A type of [[hard]] [[sweet]] ([[candy]]), usually [[peppermint]] [[flavoured]] with a [[striped]] pattern.
6. {{lb|en|US|countable|slang}} Anything [[complicated]], [[offensive]], [[troublesome]], [[unpleasant]] or [[worrying]]; a [[misunderstanding]], especially if [[trivial]].
7. {{lb|en|US|countable|African American Vernacular|slang}} A [[fight#Noun|fight]].
8. {{lb|en|countable|US|African American Vernacular|slang|dated}} A [[gang#Noun|gang]].
9. {{lb|en|countable|US|crime|slang}} A [[false]] [[arrest]] on [[trumped-up]] [[charge#Noun|charges]].
10. {{lb|en|countable|slang|perhaps|_|by extension<!--from which sense?-->}} The piglet of the wild boar.

Interjection

1. {{lb|en|slang}} [[balderdash|Balderdash]]!, [[nonsense]]!, [[rubbish#Interjection|rubbish]]!

Verb

1. {{lb|en|slang|ambitransitive}} To play a [[trick#Noun|trick]] on (someone), to [[cheat#Verb|cheat]], to [[swindle#Verb|swindle]], to [[deceive]].
2. {{lb|en|US|African American Vernacular|slang}} To [[fight]]; to [[act#Verb|act]] [[tough]].
3. {{lb|en|slang|obsolete}} To [[waste#Verb|waste]] [[time]] [[talk#Verb|talking]].

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