humbug
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[change]- A cheat, swindle, or trick.
- I was the victim of a humbug.
- (countable) (Britain) A humbug is a type of hard sweet that is peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.
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- To humbug means to cheat, swindle, or trick.
- Don't humbug me.
- That salesman thinks he can humbug everybody.
- I was humbugged when I bought that used car.
- P. T. Barnum was accused of humbugging the public.
- Jack humbugs every customer.