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an imitation that is passed off as genuine<tests showed that the “old” map of America was a cleverly made humbug>— see fake 1
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language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense<those UFO stories are a lot of humbug>— see nonsense 1
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one who makes false claims of identity or expertise<one humbug after another claimed to be the miraculously surviving daughter of the Russian czar>— see impostor
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