Advertisement - Remove

humbug - Meaning in Tamil

Popularity:

Difficulty:

IPA: hʌmbʌgTamil: ஹம்பக

Practice

humbug - Meaning in Tamil

Transliterate

Advertisement - Remove

humbug Word Forms & Inflections

humbugs (noun plural)
humbugged (verb past tense)
humbugging (verb present participle)
humbugs (verb present tense)

Definitions and Meaning of humbug in English

humbug noun

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Synonyms
dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, put-on
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
Synonyms
snake oil
pretentious or silly talk or writing
Synonyms
baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle

humbug verb

trick or deceive

Synonyms of humbug

dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, put-on
snake oil
baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle

View more Thesaurus »

Description

A humbug is a person or object that behaves in a deceptive or dishonest way, often as a hoax or in jest. The term was first described in 1751 as student slang, and recorded in 1840 as a "nautical phrase". It is now also often used as an exclamation to describe something as hypocritical nonsense or gibberish.

Also see "Humbug" on Wikipedia

Also See

What is another word for humbug ?

Sentences with the word humbug

Words that rhyme with humbug

English Tamil Translator

Words starting with

h hu hum humb humbu

What is humbug meaning in Tamil?

The word or phrase humbug refers to something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage, or communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive, or pretentious or silly talk or writing, or trick or deceive. See humbug meaning in Tamil, humbug definition, translation and meaning of humbug in Tamil. Find humbug similar words, humbug synonyms. Learn and practice the pronunciation of humbug. Find the answer of what is the meaning of humbug in Tamil.

Other languages: humbug meaning in Hindi