- Humbugged
- Humbug Hum"bug`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humbugging}.] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax. [1913 Webster]
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humbugged — hum·bug || hÊŒmbÊŒg n. deception, trickery, fraud; imposter, trickster v. deceive, trick, dupe, hoax … English contemporary dictionary
Humbug — Hum bug , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humbugging}.] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Humbugging — Humbug Hum bug , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humbugging}.] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
humbug — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1751 1. a. something designed to deceive and mislead b. a willfully false, deceptive, or insincere person 2. an attitude or spirit of pretense and deception 3. nonsense, drivel 4. British a hard usually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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humbug — humbugger, n. /hum bug /, n., v., humbugged, humbugging, interj. n. 1. something intended to delude or deceive. 2. the quality of falseness or deception. 3. a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor. 4. something… … Universalium
deceived — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Led astray] Syn. duped, gulled, fooled, humbugged, hoaxed, trifled with, culled, snared, trapped, lured, decoyed, baited, played, hoodwinked, betrayed, circumvented, thwarted, bamboozled, victimized, sucked in*, conned*,… … English dictionary for students
humbug — noun 1》 deceptive or false talk or behaviour. ↘a hypocrite. 2》 Brit. a boiled peppermint sweet. verb (humbugs, humbugging, humbugged) deceive; trick. Derivatives humbuggery noun Origin C18: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
