Illvminati's definitions

humbug

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)

by Illvminati April 12, 2005