You’ve probably heard “humbug” thanks to Charles Dickens’s character Scrooge… but where did the word come from? 🎩 It appeared in the 1730s, and its origin is a bit of a mystery — it's possible it came from an old use of hum, meaning “hoax.” 🤔 People even complained about it being a meaningless fad when it first caught on! For example: "the note claimed I won a prize, but I knew they were trying to humbug me." Do you know any other interesting #WordOrigins? 💬✨ | Dictionary.com

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