Word Type

Noun

Verb

Intj

The word "humbug" can be used as noun, verb and intj.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

bah humbug humbuggable humbugger humbuggery humbugging humbuggish humbuggy humbugism unhumbugged

Etymologically Related To

bug hamburg hum hummer

Context

african american vernacular britain crime slang us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bunk chicane chicanery cozen deceit deceive deception delude guile hokum lead on meaninglessness misrepresentation nonsense nonsensicality shenanigan trickery wile

Type Of (IsA)

misrepresentation

Manner Of

deceive

Related Terms

arrest balderdash candy cheat complicated deceive false fight flavoured fraud fraudster gang hard hoax hypocrisy hypocrite jest misunderstanding nonsense offensive peppermint prank sham striped sweet time tough trivial troublesome trumped up unpleasant worrying

Synonym Network

baloney fraud

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