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Humbug

The word "Humbug" has is a german word and a synonym for the word "Unsinn" which means "Nonsense".

It's a dialect thingie.
"Mann, redest du einen Humbug!"
"Man, you're talking such a humbug!"
"The kids are doin' such a humbug here!"
"Everything else is humbug!"
by ShiftyPhonk December 10, 2004
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An expression of annoying disappointment. Popularized by the use of the character Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.
Man visits hooker. Taking off her panties, she reveals an enormous cock.

Man (muttering): Humbug. Not another tranny.
by sukebe November 10, 2008
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To have a large gang fight, similar to a rumble but not usually set up first. Basically a surprise rumble between rival clubs.
"We tried to cut through the projects but had to Humbug when the assholes who lived there saw us and called us out."
"There was a Humbug between the two gangs when they ran into each other at the street fair."
by BuxDelux September 30, 2017
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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
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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
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What you get if you cross a Hummer with a VW.
by Downstrike November 3, 2006
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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
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