(dated, slang) humbug; nonsense

plural of humbugging

Ability to be humbugged or deceived; gullibility.

Alternative form of humbuggable

(countable, slang) A hoax, jest, or prank. / (countable, slang) A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy. / (countable, slang) A cheat, fraudster, or hypocrite. / (uncountable, slang) Nonsense.

(slang) Balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!

(slang) To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive. / (US, African American Vernacular, slang) To fight; to act tough. / (slang, obsolete) To waste time talking.

simple past tense and past participle of humbug

An act of one who humbugs (in all senses, for example, swindling, fighting, etc.).

present participle of humbug.