bah humbug
bah humbug · bah humbugs · bah humbugged · bah humbugging
To utter the words "bah humbug"To utter the words "bah humbug"; to dismiss with the words, or sentiment, of the interjection.
UK/bɑː ˈhʌmbʌɡ/US/ˌbɑ ˈhʌmˌbʌɡ/
» "Bah!" said Scrooge, "Humbug!"
„Pah!“, sagte Scrooge, „Dummes Zeug!“ — raggione
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo utter the words "bah humbug"; to dismiss with the words, or sentiment, of the interjection.
Examples
1 sentences"Bah!" said Scrooge, "Humbug!"
de„Pah!“, sagte Scrooge, „Dummes Zeug!“ — raggione
Origin
From bah (interjection expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper) + humbug (“balderdash!From bah (interjection expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper) + humbug (“balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!”). The words were originally spoken by the miser Ebenezer Scrooge in the novella A Christmas Carol (1843) by English author Charles Dickens (1812–1870).
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Forms
bah humbugs, bah humbugging, bah humbugged, bah humbugged| Base form | bah humbug · to bah humbug |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bah humbugs |
| Present participle | bah humbugging |
| Past simple | bah humbugged |
| Past participle | bah humbugged |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle