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hum·bug [ˈhʌmbʌg] N

1. humbug no pl (nonsense):

humbug

prevara f

humbug

prazne marnje f pl

2. humbug (sweet):

humbug

bonbon m z okusom poprove mete

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Very little money was actually raised, and newspapers that were originally supportive now called the project philanthropic humbug. en.wikipedia.org

Depend upon it, the man is a humbug. en.wikipedia.org

When referring to a person, a humbug means a fraud or impostor, implying an element of unjustified publicity and spectacle. en.wikipedia.org

He hated humbug with a mortal hatred, under whatever shape it appeared. en.wikipedia.org

He was thoroughly broad-minded and interested in current events, with a keen eye for humbug and priggishness. en.wikipedia.org

He was also, incidentally, a supreme toady, fraudulent scholar and humbug. en.wikipedia.org

We save our bah humbugs for the things that exploit the vulnerable. en.wikipedia.org

He strongly criticised as humbug the 1922 budget which reduced income tax without any corresponding reduction in government spending. en.wikipedia.org

That kind of learning was all humbug, anyhow. en.wikipedia.org

Like many journalists, he was a curious mixture of conviction, opportunism and sheer humbug. en.wikipedia.org

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