Humbugged

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Humbug \Hum"bug`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Humbugging}.]
     To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  humbugged
       See {humbug}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]