humbug in the PONS Dictionary

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We save our bah humbugs for the things that exploit the vulnerable.
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Humbug, for instance was of a miserable disposition.
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Depend upon it, the man is a humbug.
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When referring to a person, a humbug means a fraud or impostor, implying an element of unjustified publicity and spectacle.
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He was also, incidentally, a supreme toady, fraudulent scholar and humbug.
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I can see in their teachings nothing but humbug, untainted by any trace of truth.
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He hated humbug with a mortal hatred, under whatever shape it appeared.
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That kind of learning was all humbug, anyhow.
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He was thoroughly broad-minded and interested in current events, with a keen eye for humbug and priggishness.
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Like many journalists, he was a curious mixture of conviction, opportunism and sheer humbug.
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