Ability to be humbugged or deceived; gullibility.

(countable, slang) A hoax, jest, or prank. / (countable, slang) A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy. / (countable, slang) A cheat, fraudster, or hypocrite. / (uncountable, slang) Nonsense.

(slang) Balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!

(slang) To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive. / (US, African American Vernacular, slang) To fight; to act tough. / (slang, obsolete) To waste time talking.

plural of humbug

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humbug

simple past tense and past participle of humbug

present participle of humbug

simple past tense and past participle of humbug

An act of one who humbugs (in all senses, for example, swindling, fighting, etc.).