2006-09-13 11:21:22 · 5 answers · asked by mervelash 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
It was said by the main character, Scrooge, in "A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens. Scrooge would never give his money away or let his workers have Christmas Eve off work. It doesn't really mean anything. He just meant no, when his workers asked for Christmas Eve off.
2006-09-13 11:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by jon_uk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "humbug" is the 19th century version of the modern term "stupid" So the story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens main character Mr. Scrooge would say "bah humbug" as a correct way of expressing his opinon. If the story had been set in modern times would have said "pfft stupid" as the modern rules of correct pronuciation would've dictated for the setting it would be used in.
2006-09-13 18:49:05 · answer #2 · answered by demonicunicorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Bah, Humbug" was made famous in Charles Dickenson's "A Christmas Carol".
Humbug is an 19th Century word meaning something silly or foolish. The word "Bah" Isn't actually a real word. "Bah" is a vocalization like "Peh" or "Pfft". It was a creation of Dickenson to further create Scrooge's distaste of everything Christmas.
2006-09-13 18:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by theauthor445 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Means like "baloney" or "BS". It became famous in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
2006-09-13 18:24:37 · answer #4 · answered by beckychr007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its in the xmas stories...the scrooge is the one who said it. Hes a mean old grump who hates christmas.
2006-09-13 18:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by michelle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋