A fork of Rural Dictionary
A cheat; a fraud; a quack; a scammer
I wouldn't buy a used car from that dealership. He has a reputation for being a humbug! BBB gives him a VERY low rating.
The word "Humbug" has is a german word and a synonym for the word "Unsinn" which means "Nonsense".
It's a dialect thingie.
"Mann, redest du einen Humbug!"
"Man, you're talking such a humbug!"
"The kids are doin' such a humbug here!"
"Everything else is humbug!"
An expression of annoying disappointment. Popularized by the use of the character Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.
Man visits hooker. Taking off her panties, she reveals an enormous cock.
Man (muttering): Humbug. Not another tranny.
To have a large gang fight, similar to a rumble but not usually set up first. Basically a surprise rumble between rival clubs.
"We tried to cut through the projects but had to Humbug when the assholes who lived there saw us and called us out."
"There was a Humbug between the two gangs when they ran into each other at the street fair."
1) Opportunity derived from circumstance or a random situation.
2) Derived fortune initiated with no conscience effort or conspiracy
3) Small endeavor that yields significantly greater than expect benefits.
...Spent the last 6 months trying to hit a lick and finally came up on/from a humbug.
(Applies to previous example context, though definition is incorrect in its specificity)
The ladybugs, stinkbugs, or the like that nest in stored Christmas decorations and come alive at the unpacking.
I rarely rant on FB. But, I have stink bugs in my Christmas tree, and a tick on my ass. Bah humbugs!
A humbug is a very rare insect that crawls up your butt when you sleep, and starts humming songs
Jake: you hear that noise?
Jim: yeah its just my humbug, no wirries bro