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humbug - Meaning in Telugu

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humbug - Meaning in Telugu

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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

  1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

    Synonyms

    dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, put-on

  2. communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

    Synonyms

    snake oil

  3. pretentious or silly talk or writing

    Synonyms

    baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle

humbug verb

  1. trick or deceive

Synonyms of humbug

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.

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More matches for humbug

adjective 

humbuggedగడ్డితిన్న
humbuggedమోసపోయిన

What is humbug meaning in Telugu?

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 Telugu, humbug definition, translation and meaning of humbug in Telugu. Find humbug similar words, humbug synonyms. Learn and practice the pronunciation of humbug. Find the answer of what is the meaning of humbug in Telugu.

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