Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
humanoid
Humber Estuary
Humberside
humble
humble pie
humblebee
humbling
Humboldt Current
humbug
humdinger
humdrum
humectant
humeral
humeral veil
humerus
humic
humic acid
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

humbug

hum·bug [ húm bùg ]


noun  (plural hum·bugs)
Definition:
 
1. nonsense: something that is silly or makes no sense

2. deception: something that is meant to deceive or cheat people

3. fraud: somebody who deceives others by making false claims



verb  (past and past participle hum·bugged, present participle hum·bug·ging, 3rd person present singular hum·bugs)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb deceive: to take part in a deception or deceive somebody

2. transitive verb Caribbean hinder: to hamper or prevent somebody from working



interjection 
Definition:
 
expresses disagreement: used to express the opinion that something is nonsense or deception ( archaic )

[Mid-18th century. Origin ?]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft