- [uncountable] (old-fashioned)
dishonest language or behaviour that is intended to trick people 谎言；骗人的把戏；欺骗行为 political humbug 政治骗术
- [countable] (old-fashioned)
a person who is not sincere or honest 虚伪的人 - [countable] (British English)
a hard sweet made from boiled sugar, especially one that tastes of peppermint 硬糖；（尤指）薄荷糖
Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the senses ‘hoax, trick’ and ‘deceiver’): of unknown origin.