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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Humbugged

Humbug \Hum"bug`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humbugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Humbugging.] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.

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humbugged

alt. (en-past of: humbug) vb. (en-past of: humbug)

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humbugged

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humbug

  1. n. 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]

  4. v. trick or deceive

  5. [also: humbugging, humbugged]

Usage examples of "humbugged".

Thus was Wellington humbugged by Napoleon, whose concentration of forces and the speed with which he advanced them across the Dutch border was one of his greatest feats of war.