humbugged

Meanings

• verb

  deceive or manipulate someone, typically for amusement or profit

  - "He humbugged his friends by telling them he could predict the lottery numbers."
  - "The magician humbugged the audience with his sleight of hand tricks."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with humbugged
mugged , slugged , jugged

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Variants

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humbug , humbugged , humbugging , humbugs

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to boil in a cauldron' or 'to bluster or bluster', humbug eventually came to mean 'to deceive or hoax' in the late 18th or early 19th century.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'humbug' is also used to refer to a sweet candy in some parts of the world.

2. In the 19th century, humbug shows were popular forms of entertainment, where performers would use tricks and deception to entertain audiences.

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Related Concepts

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1. deception: The act of deceiving or misrepresenting the truth to someone, often with the intention of gaining an advantage or profit.

2. hoax: A deliberate deception intended to trick or hoax people, often for amusement or entertainment.

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Culture

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Humbugged has been used extensively in literature and art to depict characters or situations involving deception and manipulation. For instance, in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is described as a 'humbug' for his miserly and unforgiving nature.

How to Memorize "humbugged"

1. mnemonics
   

   - To remember the meaning of humbugged, imagine the word as 'humbly begugged', where 'beguiled' means deceived or manipulated.

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