How do you pronounce humbug?

humbug is pronounced as /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/.

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humbug

🎭humbug (jám-bág)

noun

/ˈhʌmbʌɡ/

engaño, tonterías (engaño, tonterias)

Humble humdrum

Meaning

Deceptive or false talk or behavior; nonsense.

Traducción del significado

charlas o comportamientos falsos o engañosos

charlas o comportamientos falsos o enganosos

Oraciones de ejemplo

He dismissed the idea as humbug.

Desestimó la idea como tonterías.

Expresiones de ejemplo

Bah! Humbug!

¡Bah! ¡Tonterías!

Synonyms

nonsense, fraud, deceit, sham

Antonyms

truth, honesty, sincerity

Colocaciones

utter humbug, complete humbug, say humbug

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