hum´bug´ger

hum´bug´ger
hum|bug «HUHM BUHG», noun, verb, -bugged, -bug|ging.
–n.
1. a person who pretends to be what he is not; fraud; impostor: »

What a humbug that woman is (Thackeray).

SYNONYM(S): charlatan.
2. a cheat. SYNONYM(S): swindler.
3. nonsense or pretense; sham: »

There is no humbug about him; he speaks his mind straight out.

SYNONYM(S): deception.
–v.t.
to deceive with a sham; cheat: »

I won't be humbugged into buying something I don't want.

–v.i.
to practice humbug.
[origin unknown]
hum´bug´ger, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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