<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>something intended to delude or deceive</li><li>synonyms: imposition</li><li>the quality of falseness or deception</li><li>synonyms: sham, pretense</li><li>a person who is not what they claim or pretend to be; impostor</li><li>synonyms: swindler, deceiver, confidence man, quack, charlatan, pretender</li><li>something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense</li><li>a humbug of technical jargon</li><li>British: a variety of hard mint candy</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>humbugged</li><li>humbugging</li><li>to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive</li><li>synonyms: dupe, fool, trick, swindle, cheat</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>humbugged</li><li>humbugging</li><li>to practice deception or falseness</li></ul><p><strong>Interjection:</strong></p><ul><li>(used as an expletive to express rejection of something as being completely untrue or nonsensical)</li></ul>