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What is the origin of the word 'Humbug'? Both meanings.?
In the sense used by Scrooge in Dickins novel to mean nonsense' and a 'waste of time' and a general way of expressing his dislike of Christmas and all that is associated with it.
Also as the name os a peppermint flavour sugar confection with black and white stripes usually with a hard candy outer layer and a chewy centre. They are aka Everton Mints, probably due to their place of origin [for non-Brits information, Everton is a town near Liverpool in NW England]
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