Scam Definition
skăm
scammed, scamming, scams
noun
scams
A swindle or fraud; esp. a confidence game.
Webster's New World
A fraudulent business scheme; a swindle.
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Synonyms:
verb
scammed
To cheat or swindle, as in a confidence game.
Webster's New World
To defraud; swindle.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Scam
Noun
Singular:
scam
Plural:
scamsOrigin of Scam
The word "scam" became common use among the US "drug culture" in early 1980 after Operation ABSCAM, an FBI sting operation directed at public officials, became public.
From Wiktionary
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US carnival slang. Possibly from scamp (“swindler, cheater")
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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