·noun A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
II. Humbug ·noun One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an Impostor.
III. Humbug ·noun An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
IV. Humbug ·vt To Deceive; to Impose; to Cajole; to Hoax.