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humbugging

The correct spelling is humbugging.

How to pronounce humbugging

verb

IPA: /ˈhʌmbʌɡɪŋ/

Say it like: Hum-bug-jin-g

The correct spelling is humbugging. To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.
  2. 2.(African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough.
  3. 3.To waste time talking.

noun

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

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