資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Humbug \Hum"bug`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Humbugging}.]
   To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.

資料來源 : WordNet®

humbugging
     See {humbug}

humbug
     n 1: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney},
           {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle},
           {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]
     2: communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive [syn: {snake
        oil}]
     3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended
        to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {dupery},
         {hoax}, {put-on}]
     v : trick or deceive
     [also: {humbugging}, {humbugged}]