humbugs

Noun

• pretentious or silly talk or writing
• communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
• plural of humbug

Verb

• trick or deceive
• third-person singular simple present indicative of humbug

Synonyms

baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on, snake oil, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle