- humbug
- An impostor; a deceiver; a cheat.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Humbug — is an archaic term meaning hoax , or jest . While the term was first attested in 1751 in student slang, its etymology is unknown. It is known, however, that it was used as profanity centuries ago, in places such as Great Britain. Its present… … Wikipedia
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Humbug — Sm std. stil. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. humbug, dessen Ursprung nicht mit Sicherheit geklärt ist. Ebenso nndl. humbug, nschw. humbug, nnorw. humbug. ✎ DF 1 (1913), 274; Knethe, J. L. ASp 13 (1938), 86f.; Rey Debove/Gagnon (1988),… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Humbug — Album par Arctic Monkeys Sortie 24 août 2009 Durée 39:11 Genre Rock Producteur Josh Homme, James Ford … Wikipédia en Français
humbug — [ œmbœg] n. m. et adj. ÉTYM. 1830; mot angl. (1736) d orig. inconnue. ❖ ♦ Vx. Farce, mystification (Mérimée, J. Verne, in Rey Debove et Gagnon). Adj. Amusant, farcesque. || « Ce sera très plaisant, très humbug, de le faire acclamer président » ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
Humbug — Humbug,der:⇨Unsinn(1,a) Humbug→Unsinn … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
Humbug — »Aufschneiderei, Schwindel, Unsinn«: Das Wort wurde im 19. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. humbug entlehnt, einem Slangwort unbekannter Herkunft … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
humbug — [n1] nonsense babble, balderdash*, baloney*, BS*, bull*, bunk*, drivel, empty talk, gibberish, hogwash*, hooey*, hot air*, poppycock*, pretense, rubbish, silliness, trash*; concepts 230,388,633 humbug [n2] hoax con*, con game*, deceit, fast one* … New thesaurus
Humbug — Hum bug , n. [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.] 1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax. [1913 Webster] 2. A spirit of deception;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
