humbug
/ˈhʌmbʌɡ/
noun
Meaning
A hoax, jest, or prank.
A fraud or sham (countable); hypocrisy (uncountable).
A fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite.
Nonsense.
A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.
Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial.
(African American Vernacular) A fight.
(African American Vernacular) A gang.
A false arrest on trumped-up charges.
(Perhaps by extension) The piglet of the wild boar.
verb
Meaning
To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.
(African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough.
To waste time talking.
interjection
Meaning
Balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!