Thesaurus: humbug

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1. n. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
2. n. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
3. n. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
4. v. t. To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
5. n. pretentious or silly talk or writing
6. n. communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
7. n. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
8. v. trick or deceive
9. 1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax. 2. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness. 3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor. Sir J. Stephen. To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
10. n:100 n. communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive v. trick or deceive