Humbugs

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  • n. Plural form of humbug.
  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humbug.
  • Word Usage
    "I mourn to know as humbugs, and the same convent parlour with its piano and the sitting round the fire, and the same supper, and the same lone night in a cell, and the same bright fresh morning when going out into the highly rarefied air was like a plunge into an icy bath."
    Verb Form
    humbugged    humbugging    humbugs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hokum    nonsense    nonsensicality    meaninglessness    bunk   
    Variant
    humbugged    humbugging   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hoax    cajolery    trickishness    impostor    deceive   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    imposture    hypocrite    hypocrisy    impostor    deceit