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humbugism

humbugism noun: humbug; nonsense.

Noun

humbugism (uncountable)

  1. (dated, slang) humbug; nonsense

Forms of humbugism

alternative formhumbuggism

Origin of humbugism

From humbug + -ism.

Questions about humbugism

What does humbugism mean?
Humbugism means humbug; nonsense.
What part of speech is humbugism?
Humbugism is a noun.

Words near humbugism in the dictionary

  1. humbuggings
  2. humbuggish
  3. humbuggism
  4. humbuggy
  5. humbuging
  6. humbugism
  7. humbugs
  8. humbuzz
  9. humbuzzes
  10. Humby
  11. humdinger

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