2. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor. Sir J. Stephen.
Humbug
(Hum"bug`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humbugged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Humbugging ] To deceive; to
impose; to cajole; to hoax.