bah humbug
Expressing cynicism, disillusionment or distrustfulnessExpressing cynicism, disillusionment or distrustfulness; and specifically a dislike of Christmas and its celebrations and festivities.
» "Bah!" said Scrooge, "Humbug!"
„Pah!“, sagte Scrooge, „Dummes Zeug!“ — raggione
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1 senses(humorous)Expressing cynicism, disillusionment or distrustfulness; and specifically a dislike of Christmas and its celebrations and festivities.
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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