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It was a term that Dicken made up to mean "rubbish", "nonsense"

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Scrooge says "humbug" as a dismissive response to anything he considers to be foolish, deceitful, or nonsensical. It reflects his cynical and skeptical attitude towards sentimentality and Christmas in the beginning of "A Christmas Carol."

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