humbug
1Humbug — is an archaic term meaning hoax , or jest . While the term was first attested in 1751 in student slang, its etymology is unknown. It is known, however, that it was used as profanity centuries ago, in places such as Great Britain. Its present… …
2Humbug — Álbum de estudio de Arctic Monkeys Publicación 19 de agosto del 2009 …
3Humbug — Студийный альбом Arctic Monkeys …
4Humbug — Sm std. stil. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. humbug, dessen Ursprung nicht mit Sicherheit geklärt ist. Ebenso nndl. humbug, nschw. humbug, nnorw. humbug. ✎ DF 1 (1913), 274; Knethe, J. L. ASp 13 (1938), 86f.; Rey Debove/Gagnon (1988),… …
5Humbug — Album par Arctic Monkeys Sortie 24 août 2009 Durée 39:11 Genre Rock Producteur Josh Homme, James Ford …
6humbug — [ œmbœg] n. m. et adj. ÉTYM. 1830; mot angl. (1736) d orig. inconnue. ❖ ♦ Vx. Farce, mystification (Mérimée, J. Verne, in Rey Debove et Gagnon). Adj. Amusant, farcesque. || « Ce sera très plaisant, très humbug, de le faire acclamer président » ( …
7Humbug — Humbug,der:⇨Unsinn(1,a) Humbug→Unsinn …
8Humbug — »Aufschneiderei, Schwindel, Unsinn«: Das Wort wurde im 19. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. humbug entlehnt, einem Slangwort unbekannter Herkunft …
9humbug — [n1] nonsense babble, balderdash*, baloney*, BS*, bull*, bunk*, drivel, empty talk, gibberish, hogwash*, hooey*, hot air*, poppycock*, pretense, rubbish, silliness, trash*; concepts 230,388,633 humbug [n2] hoax con*, con game*, deceit, fast one* …
10Humbug — Hum bug , n. [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.] 1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax. [1913 Webster] 2. A spirit of deception;… …
