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I always thought this was just a nonsense word. I just found out that it's a verb, too.

Do you not use it to denote a stripy mint in the US?


To humbug someone is to inflict trumpery upon them.

As a candy, it seems more a British term to me.

Definitely British. They may be imported into the U.S., but distribution is limited, in my experience.