0 dishonest talk, writing, or behaviour that is intended to deceive people:
1 a hard sweet, usually with a mint taste and strips of two different colours on the outside:
mint humbugs
They look at one in amazement, and one realises that they think we are complete humbugs in this matter.
In my experience, advisory boards are usually complete humbugs.
Here again the saving on lollipops and humbugs could have been used to give some significant assistance.
If they do not they are frauds and humbugs.
What is the use of humbugging each other?
Do not let us be humbugged about this.
I am tired of those humbugs who turn their heads away and say that it is not really going on.
They are a crowd of hypocritical humbugs who come along here mouthing pious expressions of sympathy.
