noun Download 🔗Share A hoax, jest, or prank. Examples : "The kids played harmless humbugs on each other during the class party, like switching name tags and hiding pencils. " entertainment language character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fraud or sham (countable); hypocrisy (uncountable). Examples : "The politician's promises turned out to be just empty humbugs, designed to win votes. " moral character attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite. Examples : "The new student was quickly identified as a humbug, as his stories about winning awards were clearly fabricated. " character person moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Nonsense. Examples : ""I don't believe a word of it; those excuses are just humbugs." " language word phrase Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern. Examples : "After dinner, Grandma always offers us humbugs from a glass jar on the table. " food item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial. Examples : "Dealing with all the little humbugs of filing paperwork after my doctor's appointment made me late for work. " attitude character emotion situation negative thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (African American Vernacular) A fight. Examples : ""After school, there were some humbugs behind the gym, but the teachers broke it up." " action war society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (African American Vernacular) A gang. Examples : "The humbugs were causing trouble in the neighborhood, tagging buildings and starting fights. " group organization society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A false arrest on trumped-up charges. Examples : "The protesters claimed the recent arrests were humbugs, designed to silence their dissent. " police law government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Perhaps by extension) The piglet of the wild boar. Examples : "While hiking in the forest, we spotted a group of wild boars with several humbugs trailing behind them. " animal food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive. Examples : "The used car salesman tried to humbug me by saying the engine was brand new when it clearly wasn't. " action character moral business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough. Examples : ""Don't even try to cut in line, cuz he'll humbugs you if you do." " action language culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To waste time talking. Examples : "Instead of working, the two colleagues humbugged for an hour about the latest office gossip. " communication language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading