Barkha Dutt

Even those of us who do not understand the nuances of economics have come to accept that reform cannot be bloodless. We are often impatient with the predictable, do-gooder campaigns against development. We argue passionately against the humbug protests of those who never want the poor to get rich.

Indian Journalist

Jack LaLanne

You don't have to call it God or Jesus. That's religious humbug to a lot of people, but you've gotta believe that nature and spiritual things surround us. That is what put us here! I thank the universe for that every day of my life.

American Athlete

Edouard Manet

There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug.

French Artist

Desmond Tutu

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.

South African Leader

Alan K. Simpson

An educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug, thinks for himself and tries to give his thoughts, in speech or on paper, some style.

American Politician

Max Frisch

Either marriage is a destiny, I believe, or there is no sense in it at all, it's a piece of humbug.

Swiss Novelist

Carole King

Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.

American Songwriter

Edmond de Goncourt

People don't like the true and simple; they like fairy tales and humbug.

French Writer

Alfred Nobel

Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.

Swedish Scientist

William Tecumseh Sherman

The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.

American Soldier

Use 'humbug' to express doubt about someone's honesty or the truth of a situation.

Skepticism Required

'Humbug' suggests that someone is being intentionally dishonest, not just mistaken.

Implies Dishonesty

Often associated with themes of fakery or charlatanism in cultural works, such as in literature.

Cultural Association

Calling someone 'a humbug' is a deeply critical term that can offend.

Critical Term

Use 'a humbug' in informal settings since it could seem too harsh in formal situations.

Choose Context Wisely

Using 'humbug' as a verb focuses on the action of tricking or fooling others.

Action of Deceit

'To humbug' implies a cunning or crafty aspect to the deception, not a harmless prank.

Connotation of Cunning

As a candy, 'humbug' has a playful and nostalgic connotation, especially in the UK.

Lighthearted Connotation

'Humbug' candies are traditional and may not be familiar to younger or non-British people.

Old-Fashioned Sweet

The interjection 'Humbug!' is used to show you think something is unbelievable or ridiculous.

Express Disbelief

Use 'Humbug!' to show irritation or annoyance with what you've heard.

Display Irritation

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Humbug

Skepticism Required

Implies Dishonesty

Cultural Association

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