Humbug
Pronunciation : Hum"bug`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.]
Definition : 1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
2. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor. Sir J. Stephen.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Hum"bug`
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
t. [imp. & p. p. Humbugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Humbugging.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913