hum•bug
Pronunciation: (hum'bug"), [key] — n., v., interj. -bugged, -bug•ging,
—n. - something intended to delude or deceive.
- the quality of falseness or deception.
- a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor.
- something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon.
- a variety of hard mint candy.
—v.t. - to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive.
—v.i. - to practice humbug.
—interj. - nonsense!
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