What does "Bah Humbug" Really mean?

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From the cristmas carol

Answer 1

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BAH is an interjection "used to express impatient rejection or contempt." It's a lot like saying "oh" today. (EXAMPLE: Oh, sh*t!)

HUMBUG is an archaic term meaning "hoax", or "jest". While the term was first attested in 1751 in student slang, its etymology is unknown. It is known, however, that it was used as profanity centuries ago, in places such as Great Britain. Its present meaning as an exclamation is closer to "nonsense", or "gibberish", while as a noun, a humbug refers to a fraud, impostor, or a person who is habitually mean. The latter interpretation is derived from the word's association with Ebenezer Scrooge, a character created by Charles Dickens. In several East-Indian dialects, the word is borrowed from English, and used to mean "to deceive" or "to cheat". In Australian Aboriginal English, humbug means to pester or annoy.

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Answer 2

Bah means something stupid, silly, nonsense
Humbug means disgust, loathing, repulsion

Answer 3

1.Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
2.A person who claims to be other than what he or she is; an impostor.
3.Nonsense; rubbish.
4.Pretense; deception.
interj.
5.Used to express disbelief or disgust

Answer 4

Bah, is just that, an expletive intended to impart disbelief, like pshaw, ptttttt, and similar. Humbug is a load of malarkey, an untruth, a fairy tale, a line, a fish story, a made up story, a deception.

Bah (yeah, right) Humbug (what a load of crap).