humbug

English - Turkish

Definition of humbug in English Turkish dictionary

{i} yalan dolan; sahtekârlık; dolap, hile

zırva

saçma sapan

saçmalık

sahtekarlık

palavra

şarlatanlık

(deyim) saçma zırva

saçma

nane şekeri

şarlatan/hile/karamela

slang martaval

humbuggeryhilekârlık

{i} hile

{f} aldatmak

{i} üçkâğıtçı

{f} kazık atmak

{i} üçkâğıt

{f} üçkâğıtçılık yapmak

slang kazık atmak

aldat

{i} şarlatan

{i} riyakârlık

yalancı kimse

{i} sahtekâr

aldatma

sahtekar

yalan dolan

Related Terms

humbug, humbuggery

riyakârlık, humbuggery

bah humbug

Martaval, dümen; yalancı kimse, hilekar kimse

bah humbug

Yalan, hile, dolap

English - English

Definition of humbug in English English dictionary

A hoax, prank or jest

To cheat, swindle

A fraudster or cheat

A fraud or sham

A type of chewy sweet (candy)

nonsense!

Bah!’ said Scrooge, ‘Humbug!’.

To play a trick on

anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead

An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive trick or deceive

communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive

To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax

{f} deceive, trick, dupe, hoax

{i} deception, trickery, fraud; imposter, trickster

A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness

trick or deceive

disapproval If you describe someone's language or behaviour as humbug, you mean that it is dishonest or insincere. There was all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers

One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor

pretentious or silly talk or writing

Related Terms

bah humbug

In modern usage, the word humbug is most associated with Ebenezer Scrooge, a character created by Charles Dickens. His famous reference to Christmas, "Bah! Humbug!", declaring Christmas to be a fraud, is commonly used in stage and television versions of A Christmas Carol

humbugged

past of humbug

humbugging

present participle of humbug

humbugs

plural of humbug

humbugs

third-person singular of humbug

Hyphenation

hum·bug

Turkish pronunciation

hʌmbʌg

Synonyms

babble, balderdash, baloney, bs, bull, bunk, drivel, empty talk, gibberish, hogwash, hooey, hot air, poppycock, pretense, rubbish

Pronunciation

/ˈhəmˌbəg/ /ˈhʌmˌbʌɡ/

Etymology

[ 'h&m-"b&g ] (noun.) 1751. First in use about 1735-40, from hum (“(dialectal and slang) to delude, impose on, cajole”) + bug (“a specter, goblin”)

Tenses

humbugs, humbugging, humbugged