humbug

Noun
  1. Pretentious or silly talk or writing (synset 106623500)
    domain usage: argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    is a type of: bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality - a message that seems to convey no meaning
    same as: baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle
  2. Communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive (synset 106623132)
    is a type of: deceit, deception, misrepresentation - a misleading falsehood
    same as: snake oil
  3. Something intended to deceive;
    Deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (synset 100755028)
    is a type of: chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
    subtypes: goldbrick - anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
    same as: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, put-on
Verb
  1. Trick or deceive (synset 202599157)
    is a type of: cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with

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