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humbug

Cross references:
  1. imposture             
 
1. hum.bug \'h*m-.b*g\ \-.b*g-(*-)re-\ n [origin unknown] 1a: something 
   designed to deceive and mislead  1b: a person who passes himself off as 
   something that he is not  2: an attitude or spirit of pretense and 
   deception  3: DRIVEL, NONSENSE  - hum.bug.gery n
2. humbug vt : DECEIVE, HOAX to engage in humbug