humbugging
/ˈhʌmbʌɡɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.
- (African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough.
- To waste time talking.
- An act of one who humbugs (in all senses, for example, swindling, fighting, etc.).
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