3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an
impostor. Sir J. Stephen.
Hum"bug`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humbugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Humbugging
(?).] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
Hum"bug`ger (?), n. One who humbugs.
Hum"bug`ger*y (?), n. The practice of imposition.
Hum"drum` (?), a. Monotonous; dull; commonplace. "A humdrum crone."
Bryant.
Hum"drum`, n. 1. A dull fellow; a bore. B. Jonson.