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  • Humbugging — Humbug Hum bug , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humbugging}.] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • humbugging — hum·bug || hÊŒmbÊŒg n. deception, trickery, fraud; imposter, trickster v. deceive, trick, dupe, hoax …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Humbug (Aboriginal) — Humbug is a term applied to various forms of begging and domestic violence in rural and remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, Australia. The term refers primarily to the practice of demanding money from relatives, often… …   Wikipedia

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  • Mentira — Pinocho, figura literaria ligada culturalmente a la mentira. Una mentira es una declaración realizada por alguien que cree o sospecha que es falsa o parcial, esperando que los oyentes le crean, ocultando siempre la realidad en forma parcial o… …   Wikipedia Español

  • humbug — /ˈhʌmbʌg / (say humbug) noun 1. Obsolete a deluding trick; a hoax; a fraud. 2. a quality of falseness or deception. 3. someone who seeks to impose deceitfully upon others; cheat; impostor. 4. Aboriginal English an annoying action: stop that… …  

  • Humbug — Hum bug , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humbugging}.] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Humbugged — Humbug Hum bug , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humbugging}.] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • humbug — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1751 1. a. something designed to deceive and mislead b. a willfully false, deceptive, or insincere person 2. an attitude or spirit of pretense and deception 3. nonsense, drivel 4. British a hard usually… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Albert Namatjira — (28 July 1902 ndash; 8 August 1959), born Elea Namatjira, was one of Australia s most acclaimed visual artists. He was a Western Arrernte man, an Indigenous Australian of the Western MacDonnell Ranges area. Albert Namatjira is one of Australia s… …   Wikipedia

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