humbug
hum-bug
noun
A hard, striped, often peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.
"She enjoyed a traditional peppermint humbug."
noun
Deceptive talk or behaviour; something intended to mislead or utter nonsense.
"Don't believe his humbug; it's all lies."
exclamation
An exclamation expressing contempt, disbelief, or annoyance, especially at sentimentality.
"Bah! Humbug! Christmas is just commercialism."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: hoax, fraudulence, fraud, put-on, dupery, bosh, bilgewater, tosh, taradiddle, tommyrot, tarradiddle, twaddle