Humbug
- call_copse
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Re: Humbug
Do you not use it to denote a stripy mint in the US?
To humbug someone is to inflict trumpery upon them.
To humbug someone is to inflict trumpery upon them.
Iain
- Slava
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Re: Humbug
As a candy, it seems more a British term to me.
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Re: Humbug
Definitely British. They may be imported into the U.S., but distribution is limited, in my experience.
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