Meaning Of Humbug

n.

An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

n.

A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.

n.

One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.

v. t.

To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.