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| hum·bug [ húm bùg ] |
noun (plural hum·bugs) |
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1. nonsense: something that is silly or makes no sense
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2. deception: something that is meant to deceive or cheat people
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3. fraud: somebody who deceives others by making false claims
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verb (past and past participle hum·bugged, present participle hum·bug·ging, 3rd person present singular hum·bugs) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb deceive: to take part in a deception or deceive somebody
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2. transitive verb Caribbean hinder: to hamper or prevent somebody from working
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interjection |
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expresses disagreement: used to express the opinion that something is nonsense or deception
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archaic
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| [Mid-18th century. Origin ?] |