Dictionary Entry
humbug
humbug is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
- 2noun
A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
- 3noun
One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
- 4transitive verb
To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
- 5noun
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Synonyms
- 6noun
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
- 7noun
pretentious or silly talk or writing
- 8verb
trick or deceive
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