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Difference Between Humbug and Sweet

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Humbug

A humbug is a person or object that behaves in a deceptive or dishonest way, often as a hoax or in jest. The term was first described in 1751 as student slang, and recorded in 1840 as a "nautical phrase".

Sweet

Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter
A cup of hot sweet tea

Humbug

Nonsense; rubbish.

Sweet

Pleasing in general; delightful
It was the sweet life he had always craved

Humbug

Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
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Sweet

(of a person or action) pleasant and kind or thoughtful
It was sweet of you to come
A very sweet nurse came along

Humbug

One who claims to be other than what one is; an impostor.

Sweet

Used for emphasis in various phrases and exclamations
What had happened? Sweet nothing

Humbug

Used to express disbelief or disgust.

Sweet

A small shaped piece of confectionery made with sugar
A bag of sweets
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Humbug

To deceive or trick
The scheme humbugged many people.

Sweet

A sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a pudding or dessert.

Humbug

To practice deception or trickery.

Sweet

Used as an affectionate form of address
Hello, my sweet

Humbug

A hoax, jest, or prank.

Sweet

The sweet part or element of something
You have had the bitter, now comes the sweet

Humbug

A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy.

Sweet

Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar, as honey or saccharin.

Humbug

A cheat, fraudster, or hypocrite.

Sweet

Containing or derived from sugar.

Humbug

Nonsense.

Sweet

Retaining some natural sugar; not dry
A sweet wine.

Humbug

A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.

Sweet

Pleasing to the senses; agreeable
The sweet song of the lark.
A sweet face.

Humbug

Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial.

Sweet

Pleasing to the mind or feelings; gratifying
Sweet revenge.

Humbug

A fight.

Sweet

Having a pleasing disposition; lovable
A sweet child.

Humbug

A gang.

Sweet

Kind; gracious
It was sweet of him to help out.

Humbug

A false arrest on trumped-up charges.

Sweet

Fragrant; perfumed
A sweet scent.

Humbug

The piglet of the wild boar.

Sweet

Not saline or salted
Sweet water.
Sweet butter.

Humbug

(slang) Balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!

Sweet

Not spoiled, sour, or decaying; fresh
Sweet milk.

Humbug

(slang) To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.

Sweet

Free of acid or acidity
Sweet soil.

Humbug

To fight; to act tough.

Sweet

Low in sulfur content
Sweet fuel oil.

Humbug

To waste time talking.

Sweet

(Music) Of, relating to, or being a form of jazz characterized by adherence to a melodic line and to a time signature.

Humbug

An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

Sweet

Remarkable; outstanding.

Humbug

A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.

Sweet

Used as an intensive
Took his own sweet time to finish.
Earns a sweet million per year.

Humbug

One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.

Sweet

In a sweet manner; sweetly.

Humbug

To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.

Sweet

Sweet taste or quality; sweetness.

Humbug

Pretentious or silly talk or writing

Sweet

Something sweet to the taste.

Humbug

Communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive

Sweet

Foods, such as candy, pastries, puddings, or preserves, that are high in sugar content.

Humbug

Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Sweet

(Informal) Sweet potatoes
Candied sweets.

Humbug

Trick or deceive

Sweet

A sweet dish, such as pudding, served as dessert.

Sweet

A sweetmeat or confection.

Sweet

A dear or beloved person.

Sweet

Something pleasing to the mind or feelings.

Sweet

Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
A sweet apple

Sweet

Having a taste of sugar.

Sweet

(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
Sweet wines are better dessert wines.

Sweet

Not having a salty taste.
Sweet butter

Sweet

Having a pleasant smell.
A sweet scent

Sweet

Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
Sweet milk

Sweet

Having a pleasant sound.
A sweet tune

Sweet

Having a pleasing disposition.
A sweet child
You're so sweet!

Sweet

Having a helpful disposition.
It was sweet of him to help out.

Sweet

(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
Sweet gas
Sweet soil
Sweet crude oil

Sweet

(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.

Sweet

(slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.

Sweet

Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.

Sweet

; not salt or brackish.
Sweet water

Sweet

To the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
A sweet face
A sweet colour or complexion

Sweet

An intensifier.

Sweet

Used as a positive response to good news or information.
They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!

Sweet

In a sweet manner.

Sweet

(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

Sweet

A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.

Sweet

A food eaten for dessert.
Can we see the sweet menu, please?

Sweet

Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
Good evening, my sweet.

Sweet

(obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.

Sweet

(obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

Sweet

To sweeten.

Sweet

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; - opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.

Sweet

Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.

Sweet

Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.
To make his English sweet upon his tongue.
A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful.

Sweet

Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
Sweet interchangeOf hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.

Sweet

Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.

Sweet

Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.

Sweet

Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?
Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one established rule of Christian working.

Sweet

That which is sweet to the taste; - used chiefly in the plural.

Sweet

That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.

Sweet

That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.
A little bitter mingled in our cup leaves no relish of the sweet.

Sweet

One who is dear to another; a darling; - a term of endearment.

Sweet

Sweetly.

Sweet

To sweeten.

Sweet

English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

Sweet

A dish served as the last course of a meal

Sweet

A food rich in sugar

Sweet

The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

Sweet

The property of containing sugar

Sweet

Having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)

Sweet

Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub;
An angelic smile
A cherubic face
Looking so seraphic when he slept
A sweet disposition

Sweet

Pleasing to the ear;
The dulcet tones of the cello

Sweet

One of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey

Sweet

Pleasing to the senses;
The sweet song of the lark
The sweet face of a child

Sweet

Pleasing to the mind or feeling;
Sweet revenge

Sweet

Having a natural fragrance;
Odoriferous spices
The odorous air of the orchard
The perfumed air of June
Scented flowers

Sweet

(used of wines) having a sweet taste

Sweet

Not soured or preserved;
Sweet milk

Sweet

With sweetening added

Sweet

Not having a salty taste;
Sweet water

Sweet

In an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly');
Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank
Talking sweet to each other

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