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

Humbugs

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!

by SuperDad51 December 6, 2013

humbug

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

by partytime765 December 6, 2011

humbuggery

A noun to describe an unpleasant situation. Derives from "bah, humbug."

"The sheer humbuggery of it all sickens me!"

by Paul Hatman October 2, 2006

Humbug

What you get if you cross a Hummer with a VW.

What's that he's driving?

Bah! A Humbug!

by Downstrike November 3, 2006

Humbug

In addition to it's origins.

To happen upon-

To accomplish or benefit from a situation with little or no effort -

To have something of good or bad fortune happen out of the blue- or without expectation-

Void of expectation

On the humbug, I went into McDonald to get some napkins, because my kid fell and scraped her knee. Where I ran into my old girl friend, I had not seen or talk to in more than ten years. She happened to be a doctor now, and helped me clean and inspect her knee.

On the humbug, I got a raise at work today!

My girl gave me some good loving today on the humbug.

My friend stopped by my house today on the humbug.

by AEIWG CO February 8, 2014

Humbugging

The artful dodge of putting down an activity someone finds an interest in. There's an implication that there's something wrong with the person who likes the activity, but because it's not spelled outright, there's plausible deniability.

Person A: I don't get why people like sportsball. It's so boring.
Person B: You're humbugging me because I like baseball?
Person A: I didn't say you're bad for liking sportsball...
Person B: No, but there's a strong implication there.

by Sapphistry September 6, 2018