The Clue
Humbugs (5 letter answer)
The Answer
FAKES
Tags
Notes
The answer FAKES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Forgeries
Impostors
Mountebanks
Pretends
Four-flushers
Mountebank and charlatan
Museum embarrassments
Art buyers' worries
Definition
FAKE as a noun:
1. (fake, sham, postiche) = something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
2. (imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player) = a person who makes deceitful pretenses
3. (juke, fake) = (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
FAKE as a verb:
1. (forge, fake, counterfeit) = make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
2. (fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent) = fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
3. (bullshit, bull, fake) = talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"