Found 2 items, similar to humbug.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: humbug humbug n 1: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle] 2: communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive [syn: snake oil ] 3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, put-on] v : trick or deceive [also: humbugging, humbugged]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Humbug 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; cajolery; trickishness. [1913 Webster] 3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor. --Sir J. Stephen. [1913 Webster] Humbug \Hum"bug`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humbugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Humbugging.] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax. [1913 Webster]