"Humbug" meaning in German

See Humbug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhʊmˌbuːk/, /ˈhʊm.bʊk/ Audio: De-Humbug.ogg , De-Humbug3.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Humbug2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Humbugs [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Humbug [nominative, singular], Humbugs [genitive, singular], Humbug [dative, singular], Humbug [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from English humbug. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|en:humbug}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "humbug", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Humbug", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Humbug">, {{bor+|de|en|humbug}} Borrowed from English humbug Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Humbug m (strong, genitive Humbugs, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. (informal, slightly dated) nonsense, humbug Tags: informal, masculine, no-plural, strong

Inflected forms

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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Humbug",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "bug"
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    }
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈhʊm.bʊk/"
    },
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        "Berlin"
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    }
  ],
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        "bug"
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    }
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        "1": "m.sg"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German terms borrowed from English",
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        "German uncountable nouns",
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        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈhʊmˌbuːk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhʊm.bʊk/"
    },
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        "Berlin"
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}

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