Literary response to "A merry Christmas, uncle!" (3)

I believe the answer is:

bah

(Other definitions for bah that I've seen before include "Comic expression of contempt" , "Expression of disgust or contempt" , "Exclamation of disgust or annoyance" , "''... Humbug'' Scrooge's cry" , "Exclamation of contempt or disgust - Scrooge used to say it" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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