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Word: humbug (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...That scheme was all humbug!" shouted James Henry ("Jim") Thomas for the Government. Amid cries of "Shame! Shame! Withdraw! Withdraw!" he stammered: "Of course I mean nothing personal. He himself [Prime Minister Bennett] is not a humbug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Parliament's Week: Dec. 8, 1930 | 12/8/1930 | See Source »

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