humbug
[noun]
Synonyms:
- fraud, charlatan, con man (informal), faker, impostor, phoney or phony (informal), swindler, trickster
- nonsense, baloney (informal), cant, claptrap (informal), hypocrisy, quackery, rubbish

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hum‧bug /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/ noun

1. [uncountable] insincere or dishonest words or behaviour:
He dismissed the prime minister’s comments as ‘pure humbug’.

2. [countable] British English a hard sweet made from boiled sugar, usually with a peppermint taste

3. [countable] old-fashioned someone who behaves in a dishonest or insincere way, for example by pretending to be someone they are not Synonym : imposter

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