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humbug
An imposition; a hoax. And as a verb, to impose upon; to deceive. A low word.--Worcester. "There is...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
To deceive, or impose on one by some story or device. A humbug; a jocular imposition, or deception. To hum and haw; to hesitate in speech, also to delay, or be with difficulty brought to consent to any matter or business,
An imposition; a hoax. And as a verb, to impose upon; to deceive. A low word.--Worcester. "There is...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.