Scam

Pronunciation

• IPA: /skæm/
• Rhymes: -æm

Origin

US carnival slang. Possibly from scamp ("swindler, cheater")

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.

Noun

1. Fraudulent deal.That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.

Synonyms

• con game
• confidence trick

Full definition of scam

Verb

1. To defraud or embezzle.They tried to scam her out of her savings.

Synonyms

• con (verb)

Anagrams

• cams
• CASM
• CSMA
• macs, Macs
• masc
• mcas