He was not happy, he didn't like to party any longer, he didn't enjoy other people's company, he didn't want to spend money on a Christmas dinner or Cr. presents, he didn't want to donate money to the poor or to give a day off to his clerk. In a nutshell, it was a mere "humbug" designed to make him sink deep into his pockets, to give away his precious money.
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.
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Scrooge initially replied with "Bah, humbug!" whenever someone said "Merry Christmas."
Bah, Humbug
"WALKER" Oxford English Dictionary XII: 44. "More fully, Hookey Walker." [Always written with initial capital; probably a use of the surname Walker.] An exclamation expressive of incredulity, Also occasionally as a sb. (= 'humbug'), as in "That is all Walker." 1811 Lex. Balatronicum, Hookee Walker, an expression signifying that the story is not true, or that the thing will not occur. Eric Partridge, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1949) 403. Hooky Walker! A phrase signifying that something either is not true or will not occur: (low) colloquial, from ca. 1810. Lex. Bal. Also Hook[e]y!, as in Bee, and by hooky!, as in Manchon.2. Be off! (low) coll. from ca. 1830. Since ca. 1840, gen. abbr. to Walker! . . . . Acc. to Bee, ex. John Walker, a prevaricating hook-nosed spy.
the person who saya bah humbug is mr. scrooge from a Christmas carole
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.
"Bah! Humbug!"
He is most known for saying, "Bah, Humbug!" He first uses it when his nephew wishes him Merry Christmas.