1750, in the meaning defined atsense 1a Verb 1749, in the meaning defined attransitive sense Time Traveler The first known use ofhumbugwas in 1749 See more words from the same year Articles Related tohumbug 9 Words for Impostors Fakes, fraudsters, charlatans and more ...
humbug - pretentious or silly talk or writing baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant ...