资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Humbug \Hum"bug`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Humbugging}.]
To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
资料来源 : WordNet®
humbugging
See {humbug}
humbug
n 1: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney},
{bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle},
{tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]
2: communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive [syn: {snake
oil}]
3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended
to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery},
{hoax}, {put-on}]
v : trick or deceive
[also: {humbugging}, {humbugged}]