verb
- deceived or tricked someone
Usage: past tense of humbug
Examples
- The con artist humbugged the elderly woman out of her savings.
- I was completely humbugged by his fake credentials.
- The magician humbugged the audience with his clever illusions.
- She felt humbugged when she discovered the antique was a fake.
- The salesman humbugged customers with false promises.
- They were humbugged into buying worthless stock.