humbug

nouns

pretentious or silly talk or writing
baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
humbug, snake oil
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on

verbs

trick or deceive
humbug
is a type of (narrower)
be false to; be dishonest with
cozen, deceive, delude, lead on