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Get to know Humbug better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like baloney or meaninglessness.

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Humbug meaning

  1. A hoax, jest, or prank.
  2. A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy.
  3. A cheat, fraudster, or hypocrite.

Synonyms of Humbug

baloney meaninglessness nonsensicality bunk nonsense twaddle tosh tommyrot tarradiddle taradiddle drool bosh bilgewater boloney hokum

Related words

Other words often associated with Humbug or its synonyms:

substance message content story drivel lie fib tale prevarication bunkum slobber nonsensical

Using Humbug

  • The main meaning on this page is: A hoax, jest, or prank. | A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy. | A cheat, fraudster, or hypocrite.
  • Useful related words include: baloney, meaninglessness, nonsensicality, bunk.
  • In the example corpus, humbug often appears in combinations such as: bah humbug, of humbug, humbug and.

Context around Humbug

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bah 7× dying 1× familiar 1× lonely 1×

Often after:

begs 1× actually 1× striped 1× issues 1× person 1× holiday 1× claymore 1× gulch 1×

Sentence patterns with Humbug

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a dying humbug begs his 1× a lonely humbug who is 1× arrived at humbug gulch and 1× bah humbug claymore will 1× big bah humbug person but 1× bit bah humbug about the 1× contemptuous of humbug and self 1× department at humbug s gulch 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and cllr richard 1× anthony dominguez of 1× bah humbug claymore 1× charlie is red 1× it must have 1× jorge luis borges 1×

Common sentence endings:

a belted galloway 1× a commons debate 1× and self importance 1× bah humbug here 1× everybody knew it 1× find his heart 1×

Words around Humbug

Just before it in the word index:

humbucking 7 humbuckers 6 humbucker 7 humbolt 3 humboldtian 3 humboldtgov 2

Just after it in the word index:

humby 4 humdinger 4 humdrum 22 hume 288 humectant 2 humectants 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aare 29 aarti 29 abl 29 academician 29 acquaint 29 adar 29

Corpus analysis for Humbug

  • In this selection, "humbug" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bah, dying, familiar, begs, actually and striped stand out and add context to how "humbug" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a dying humbug begs his and a lonely humbug who is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "humbug" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with humbug

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He was always contemptuous of humbug and self-importance. (9 words)

And some are more “Bah Humbug” — with good reason. (9 words)

BAH HUMBUG: Claymore will rock into Geelong this month for A Grumpy Celtic Christmas. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Even so, when a dying Humbug begs his friend to mercy kill him, Shang Chi refuses, until he finds that Humbug actually had no qualms to torture Tarantula, if it meant less suffering for Colleen. (35 words)

I’m not going to go into all the “bah, humbug” issues today, especially with the holiday season, and I promise a cheerful close to the article today, in the spirit of the season. (34 words)

However, when they arrived at Humbug Gulch and discovered that it was overrun with the infected, they felt they had no other choice but to ask Virginia for assistance. (29 words)

Example sentences (19)

Even so, when a dying Humbug begs his friend to mercy kill him, Shang Chi refuses, until he finds that Humbug actually had no qualms to torture Tarantula, if it meant less suffering for Colleen.

Charlie is red and white as opposed to the more familiar ‘humbug’ striped black and white of a Belted Galloway.

I’m not going to go into all the “bah, humbug” issues today, especially with the holiday season, and I promise a cheerful close to the article today, in the spirit of the season.

Like I said, I'm probably coming across as a big "Bah Humbug" person, but I promise you I'm not.

And Cllr Richard O’Driscoll said: “I would certainly have said there’s a lot of bah humbug here.

Anthony Dominguez of Humbug Holiday Lights unstrings some Christmas lights for installation at a house in the north metro area.

BAH HUMBUG: Claymore will rock into Geelong this month for A Grumpy Celtic Christmas.

He was always contemptuous of humbug and self-importance.

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However, when they arrived at Humbug Gulch and discovered that it was overrun with the infected, they felt they had no other choice but to ask Virginia for assistance.

It must have been a prop gun from the costume department at Humbug’s Gulch.

Mr Johnson had been accused of dismissing concerns about death threats aimed at female MPs as "humbug" during a Commons debate.

The group also introduced a variety of instruments that, prior to “Humbug,” were either used sparingly or not at all.

With people’s eco-consciousness growing, however, you’d be forgiven for wanting to be a bit Bah Humbug about the huge amount of needless plastic included.

And some are more “Bah Humbug” — with good reason.

It’s a heartwarming story about Scrooge, a lonely humbug who is given the rare chance to change his life and find his heart.

Swap “Bah humbug!” for “Ahoy there!” at floating restaurant London Shell Co, where Christmas is setting sail on the Regent’s Canal.

Jorge Luis Borges, Selected Nonfictions, p. 410. In a 1967 interview, Borges said, "Perón was a humbug, and he knew it, and everybody knew it.

The Scarecrow adds that he is a humbug, in which the Wizard gladly says that is he is exactly that.

The Times goes on to assert that Sherman merely supported this "humbug" of a law "in order that party organs might say.

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Common combinations with humbug

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "humbug" in a sentence?
An example: "Even so, when a dying Humbug begs his friend to mercy kill him, Shang Chi refuses, until he finds that Humbug actually had no qualms to torture Tarantula, if it meant less suffering for Colleen." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "humbug" from authentic English texts.
What does "humbug" mean?
Humbug means: A hoax, jest, or prank.
What are synonyms of "humbug"?
Common synonyms of "humbug" include: baloney, meaninglessness, nonsensicality, bunk, nonsense, twaddle, tosh, tommyrot. Plus 7 more synonyms.
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