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humbuggery

English

Etymology

humbug +? -ery

Noun

humbuggery (countable and uncountable, plural humbuggeries)

  1. trickery; deception
    • 2001, James W. Cook, The Arts of Deception: Playing with Fraud in the Age of Barnum
      Peale, however, was never accused of humbuggery — not in his entertainments, not in his marketing strategies, and above all not in his public persona.

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humbugger

English

Etymology

humbug +? -er.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?mb???(?)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?h?m?b???/
  • Hyphenation: hum?bug?ger

Noun

humbugger (plural humbuggers)

  1. (dated) One who humbugs; a cheat or swindler.

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