Humbugs
[hʌm,bʌgz]
Examples
- Said the infant negroes were little humbugs,' repeated Mrs. Weller. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- That's one of your red republican humbugs, Augustine! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Little humbugs,' replied Mr. Stiggins, deeply affected. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- What a refreshing set of humbugs we are, to be sure, ain't we, my sweet child? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Well; all sorts of humbugs profess morality. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
Typist: Pearl