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by HungryGuy on November 16th, 2004

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What is the origin of the word humbug?

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  • by Kalgari on November 19th, 2004

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    Mint Humbugs are a type of traditional confectionary still sold in Great Britain.
    A search on Google Images will provide you with suitable illustrations (along with the front cover of a spider-man comic for reasons unknown):

    http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&lr=&q=mint+humbug&btnG=Search

    In speech the expression "Humbug!" is to express the opinion of an idea being ill-conceived or worthless. A further British equivalent is to cry out "Rubbish!", as in: "I consider your idea to be a poor one, comparable to that of common refuse".

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