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1scam

noun \ˈskam\

: a dishonest way to make money by deceiving people

Full Definition of SCAM

:  a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation <an insurance scam>
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Origin of SCAM

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1963

Related to SCAM

Synonyms
bunco (or bunko), con, fiddle [chiefly British], flimflam, gyp, hustle, fraud, shell game, sting, swindle

Rhymes with SCAM

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham, yam

2scam

transitive verb

: to deceive and take money from (someone)

: to get (something, such as money) by deceiving someone

scammedscam·ming

Full Definition of SCAM

1
:  deceive, defraud
2
:  to obtain (as money) by a scam
— scam·mer noun

First Known Use of SCAM

1963

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