Humbug

/ˈhʌmbʌɡ/ noun

Definition

Something false or a person who pretends to be something they're not; also hard candies with stripes.

Etymology

Origin unclear, possibly from 'hum' (a deception) and 'bug' (something that bothers). First appeared in English around 1751 as slang for deception or nonsense.

Kelly Says

Charles Dickens' Scrooge McDuck-like character Ebenezer Scrooge calls Christmas a 'humbug,' making the word famous—but ironically, humbug candies became a Christmas tradition anyway!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምንጭ (minch)
minch
ARالعربية
خداع (khade'a)
kha-deh-ah
BNবাংলা
ভ্রম (bhrām)
bhr-am
CACatalà
humbug
hoom-bohg
CSČeština
podvod
po-d-vohd
DADansk
bedrageri
be-dray-geh-ree
DEDeutsch
Humbug
hoom-bohg
ELΕλληνικά
ψευδαισθήσεις (psevdaiisies)
psef-dye-ee-see-seh
ESEspañol
engañación
en-ga-nya-thee-ohn
FAفارسی
دروغ (daroogh)
da-roo-gh
FISuomi
petos
peh-tohs
FRFrançais
farce
farss
GUGU
ગુમગુમ (gugum)
goo-goo-m
HAHA
humbug
hoom-bohg
HEעברית
הונאה (honah)
ho-nah
HIहिन्दी
धोखा (dhoka)
doh-kha
HUMagyar
hamisítás
hah-mee-see-taash
IDBahasa Indonesia
penipuan
peh-nee-po-oan
IGIG
humbug
hoom-bohg
ITItaliano
farsa
far-sah
JA日本語
詐欺 (sagari)
sa-ga-ree
KKKK
шала
sha-lah
KMKM
ការប្តេជ្ញា (karabtechea)
kar-ah-b-teh-chea
KO한국어
속임수 (sok-im-su)
sok-im-soo
MRMR
हॅमबॉग
ham-bohg
MSBahasa Melayu
penipuan
peh-nee-po-oan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောမှု (pya-hmu)
pya-hmu
NLNederlands
bedrog
be-drog
NONorsk
bedrageri
be-dray-geh-ree
PAPA
ਹੁੰਬੋਗ
hoom-bohg
PLPolski
oszustwo
oh-shoos-tvoh
PTPortuguês
engano
en-gah-noh
RORomână
șarlatanism
sha-r-lah-tan-ism
RUРусский
обман (obman)
ohb-man
SVSvenska
bedrägeri
be-dray-geh-ree
SWKiswahili
udang-udang
oo-dang oo-dang
TAதமிழ்
மோசடி (moṣaṭi)
mo-shah-tee
TEతెలుగు
బెడదీ (bedadi)
be-da-dee
THไทย
การโกง (kar-gon)
gah-ron
TLTL
panloloko
pah-noh-loh-koh
TRTürkçe
sahtecilik
sah-teh-chee-lee-k
UKУкраїнська
обман (obman)
ohb-man
URاردو
چالاکاری (chalakari)
cha-lah-kah-ree
VITiếng Việt
lừa đảo
lyew-ah dah-ow
YOYO
humbug
hoom-bohg
ZH中文
骗局 (piàn jú)
pee-an joo
ZUZU
humbug
hoom-bohg

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