humbuggery

/hˈʌmbəɡɚɹi/ noun

trickery; deception

Word Origin Humbug is a word of uncertain origin, first appearing in the 18th century meaning a hoax or nonsense. Humbuggery is the practice of humbugging. The suffix -ery means 'the practice of', as in trickery, tomfoolery. So humbuggery is the art of deception. The word might be related to 'bug' in the sense of a frightening thing, but it's obscure.

noun trickery; deception countable

The politician's speech was full of empty promises and humbuggery.

(名词) 欺骗行为;欺诈;骗术

这位政治家的演讲充满了空洞的承诺和欺骗。

(sustantivo) engaño; deception

El discurso del político estaba lleno de promesas vacías y engaños.

(nom) duperie; tromperie; charlatanerie; escroquerie [Tromperie, supercherie, charlatanerie visant à duper quelqu'un.]

Le discours du politicien était rempli de promesses vides et de humbuggery.

(Substantiv) Schwindel; Betrug; Humbug [Betrug oder Täuschung, besonders durch leere Versprechungen oder unehrliche Methoden.]

Die Rede des Politikers war voller leerer Versprechungen und **humbuggery**.

(名詞) ごまかし、欺瞞、ぺてん。

政治家の発言は空約束と偽りに満ちていた。

(substantivo) enganação; embuste; impostura; tramoia; falsidade [enganação; falsidade]

O discurso do político estava cheio de promessas vazias e enganação.

Word parts: humbug + ery

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