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Meaning of 'humbug' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Humbug [ n.]
- An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
- A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
- One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
2 . Humbug [ v. t.]
- To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.

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