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Meanings of little humbug in English

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Usage of little humbug in English
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Now remembering all, I was filled with indignation against this little humbug.
Finished
2
Kitty, you darling little humbug, you know that I love you.
In the Midst of Alarms
3
And a little humbug does the same for the mind.
The Knave of Diamonds
4
He is generally a sneak, and a little humbug.
Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children
5
But he was an exceedingly pretty, amusing little humbug, so it was no matter then.
Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood
6
The old chap," aside, "likes a little humbug, as well as a girl."
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief
7
Don't tell ME, you little humbug! and so forth.
Roundabout Papers
8
Sail away, little cloud, little swell, little humbug.
Gala-Days
9
You know who made you, little humbug!
The King in Yellow
10
Mind what, you preaching little humbug?
A Rough Shaking
11
Godolphin, I daresay, has as little humbug about him as most parliamentarians; we stick to the practical fairly well.
Born in Exile
12
You're a little humbug.
Pearl of Pearl Island
13
I exclaimed in astonishment; "have you got to know so much already, you little humbug, and have concealed it from me?"
French and Oriental Love in a Harem
14
If you, on the contrary, thought there was something to be gained by having a little humbug, I was willing to try it!
Roderick Hudson
15
"You're a 'squisitely delicious little humbug," said aunty, laughing.
Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls
16
"Behaved like a lamb, although he insisted upon going through with his little humbug," I said.
A Far Country — Volume 2
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