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Urdu Meanings, Pronounciation and Synonyms:

humbug

(Pronunciation -تلفظ سنیۓ ) US:

Slow

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Verb Forms: (humbug, humbugged, humbugging)

Noun: humbug

1. humbug [ Synonyms: baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle]
Pretentious or silly talk or writing	بے معنی بات چیت ۔ فضول بات۔
2. humbug [ Synonyms: snake oil]
Communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
3. humbug [ Synonyms: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, put-on]
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	دغا بازی۔ دہوکا۔ دہوکے بازی۔ فریب۔

Verb: humbug

1. humbug
Trick or deceive

Lexical Analysis

Derived Words:

dupe, fraudulent, hoax, humbug, put on, twaddle

Generic Words:

bunk, chicane, chicanery, cozen, deceit, deceive, deception, delude, guile, hokum, lead on, meaninglessness, misrepresentation, nonsense, nonsensicality, shenanigan, trickery, wile

Category:

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