Phrase guide
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intj
Expressing cynicism, disillusionment or distrustfulness; and specifically a dislike of Christmas and its celebrations and festivities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
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verb
To utter the words "bah humbug"; to dismiss with the words, or sentiment, of the interjection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From bah (interjection expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper) + humbug (“balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!”). The words were originally spoken by the miser Ebenezer Scrooge in the novella A Christmas Carol (1843) by English author Charles Dickens (1812–1870).
