It is first referenced in "The Student, 1750-1751, ii. 41" and is deemed to mean. A hoax; a jesting or befooling trick; an imposition or a thing which is not really what it pretends to be; an imposture, a deception, fraud, sham or indeed a Deception, pretence, sham; used interjectionally a similar phrase would have been 'stuff and nonsense!'.
"Bah, Humbug!"
Scrooge
Bah humbug
"Bah! Humbug!"
That would be "bah, humbug."
His most used phrase was "Bah, Humbug". When asked about charitable donations for the poor he is alos fmous for saying "Are there no prisions, are there no work houses?" which was to mean why should I give them money when they can go to these places.
Favorite SayingThe story doesn't come right out and state what Scrooge's favorite saying is, but it must be "bah humbug" as much as he said it.
"Bah, Humbug"
Scrooge initially replied with "Bah, humbug!" whenever someone said "Merry Christmas."
"Bah!, Humbug!"
Bah!, Humbug!
Bah, Humbug