Synonyms for Humbug (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (pretentious or silly talk or writing):
baloney, boloney, bosh, drool, twaddle, bilgewater, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, toshWordNet sense 2 (communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive):
snake oilWordNet sense 3 (something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage):
fraud, fraudulence, hoax, put-on, duperyFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit