English dictionary

humbug

/'h/@/m,b/@/g/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

pretentious or silly talk or writing

noun.communication

Synonyms baloney bilgewater boloney bosh drool taradiddle tarradiddle tommyrot tosh twaddle

Source: WordNet 3.0
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

noun.communication

Synonyms snake oil

Source: WordNet 3.0
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

noun.act

Synonyms dupery fraud fraudulence hoax put-on

Source: WordNet 3.0
An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

noun

Source: webster1913