Humbug meaning : A hoax, jest, or prank. A fraud or sham (countable); hypocrisy (uncountable). A fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite. Nonsense. A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern. Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial. (African American Vernacular) A fight. (African American Vernacular) A gang. A false arrest on trumped-up charges. (Perhaps by extension) The piglet of the wild boar. To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive. (African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough. To waste time talking. Balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!