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What is the noun for humbug?

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humbug
  1. (countable, slang) A hoax, jest, or prank.
  2. (countable, uncountable, slang) A fraud or sham (countable); hypocrisy (uncountable).
  3. (countable, slang) A fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite.
  4. (uncountable, slang) Nonsense.
  5. (countable, Britain) A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.
  6. (US, countable, slang) Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial.
  7. (US, countable, African American Vernacular, slang) A fight.
  8. (countable, US, African American Vernacular, slang, dated) A gang.
  9. (countable, US, crime, slang) A false arrest on trumped-up charges.
  10. Synonyms:
  11. Examples:
    1. “She argued that the law on this matter was hypocritical humbug.”
      “It would be humbug to pretend that authors at literary festivals have their minds on higher things than selling books.”
      “Is he a journalist for whom the principles of his profession override everything else, or is he a complete humbug who has lied to protect a source of information for a story that led to him winning an award for journalism?”
humbugger
  1. (dated) One who humbugs; a cheat or swindler.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Carrey, who once played another Christmas humbugger, the Grinch, is also the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.”
      “The humbugger is so delighted that he brings the decorated tree down to Wuzzleburg for the big Christmas celebration.”
humbugging
humbuggery
  1. trickery; deception
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The fact is, that there is a vast deal of unintentional humbuggery in some of the accounts.”
      “Doctor John reportedly confessed to friends that his magic was mere humbuggery.”
      “He was troubled by the way his companions were taken in by the humbuggery of their guides.”
humbuggeries
humbuggers
  1. plural of humbugger
humbugs
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