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NOUN:
  1. Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
  2. A person who claims to be other than what he or she is; an impostor.
  3. Nonsense; rubbish.
  4. Pretense; deception.
INTERJECTION:
Used to express disbelief or disgust.
VERB:
humˇbugged, humˇbugˇging, humˇbugs
VERB:
tr.
To deceive or trick.
VERB:
intr.
To practice deception or trickery.
ETYMOLOGY:
Origin unknown

OTHER FORMS:
humbugger(Noun), humbuggerˇy(Noun)


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