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You’ve heard it from Scrooge—discover the true meaning and origin of 'bah humbug'

If you are familiar with the Christmas classic by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, you know that Ebenezer Scrooge is the ...
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You’ve Heard It From Scrooge, but What Does ‘Bah Humbug’ Actually Mean?

What does Bah Humbug mean? The Christmas season is upon us and for most of us it is a time filled with joy and merriment. There are presents to be bought, cookies to be baked and plenty of parties to ...
The Irish Times

What the Dickens? A Christmas Carol is 160 pages of humbug at my expense

The name is Scrooge. Ebenezer Scrooge, and my word is my bond. I’m here to correct one of the great travesties of literature which has seen my good name traduced for 180 years [since December 19th, ...
NPR

Origins Of Humbug

On Christmas Eve, Robert Siegel seeks to understand the meaning and origins of the word "humbug" and listens as actors who portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol say the word. ALASTAIR SIM: ...