nounπShareA hoax, jest, or prank."The kids played harmless humbugs on each other during the class party, like switching name tags and hiding pencils. "entertainmentlanguagecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA fraud or sham (countable); hypocrisy (uncountable)."The politician's promises turned out to be just empty humbugs, designed to win votes. "moralcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite."The new student was quickly identified as a humbug, as his stories about winning awards were clearly fabricated. "characterpersonmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareNonsense.""I don't believe a word of it; those excuses are just humbugs." "languagewordphraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern."After dinner, Grandma always offers us humbugs from a glass jar on the table. "fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAnything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial."Dealing with all the little humbugs of filing paperwork after my doctor's appointment made me late for work. "attitudecharacteremotionsituationnegativethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(African American Vernacular) A fight.""After school, there were some humbugs behind the gym, but the teachers broke it up." "actionwarsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(African American Vernacular) A gang."The humbugs were causing trouble in the neighborhood, tagging buildings and starting fights. "grouporganizationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA false arrest on trumped-up charges."The protesters claimed the recent arrests were humbugs, designed to silence their dissent. "policelawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(Perhaps by extension) The piglet of the wild boar."While hiking in the forest, we spotted a group of wild boars with several humbugs trailing behind them. "animalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive."The used car salesman tried to humbug me by saying the engine was brand new when it clearly wasn't. "actioncharactermoralbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough.""Don't even try to cut in line, cuz he'll humbugs you if you do." "actionlanguagecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo waste time talking."Instead of working, the two colleagues humbugged for an hour about the latest office gossip. "communicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading