humbug

English Thesaurus

1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

hypernym	:	chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile,
definition	:	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	goldbrick,
definition	:	anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless (noun.act)

2. communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	deceit, deception, misrepresentation,
definition	:	a misleading falsehood (noun.communication)

3. pretentious or silly talk or writing (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality,
definition	:	a message that seems to convey no meaning (noun.communication)

domain usage	:	argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular,
definition	:	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) (noun.communication)

4. trick or deceive (verb.social)

hypernym	:	cozen, deceive, delude, lead on,
definition	:	be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

5. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

derivation	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg,
definition	:	subject to a playful hoax or joke (verb.social)

derivation	:	humbug,
definition	:	trick or deceive (verb.social)

derivation	:	deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent,
definition	:	intended to deceive (adj.all)

6. pretentious or silly talk or writing (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle,
definition	:	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

7. trick or deceive (verb.social)

derivation	:	dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on,
definition	:	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

8. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

derivation	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg,
definition	:	subject to a playful hoax or joke (verb.social)

derivation	:	humbug,
definition	:	trick or deceive (verb.social)

derivation	:	deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent,
definition	:	intended to deceive (adj.all)

9. pretentious or silly talk or writing (noun.communication)

derivation	:	blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle,
definition	:	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication)

10. trick or deceive (verb.social)

derivation	:	dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on,
definition	:	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)