Hum"bug` , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humbugged (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Humbugging (?).]
To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
Hum"bug` (?), n. [Prob.
fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.]
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.
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