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What does humbug mean?

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Noun
  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.
Interjection
  1. (slang) Balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!
Verb
  1. (slang) To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.
  2. (US, African American Vernacular, slang) To fight; to act tough.
  3. (slang, obsolete) To waste time talking.
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