scam
A fraudulent or dishonest dealA fraudulent or dishonest deal. A swindle.
» I wonder whether or not this is some sort of scam.
Мені цікаво, чи це якесь шахрайство. — deniko
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2 sensesA fraudulent or dishonest deal. A swindle.
That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.
a scam catches most people with any sense of compassion
Betrug, Beschiss, Gaunerei
афе́раaféra, жу́льничествоžúlʹničestvo, моше́нничествоmošénničestvo
a fraudulent business scheme
Something that is promoted using scams.
That new diet burger is a scam.
Examples
141 sentencesI wonder whether or not this is some sort of scam.
Мені цікаво, чи це якесь шахрайство. — deniko
Is this some kind of scam?
Це якесь шахрайство? — deniko
This could be a scam.
Це може бути розводом. — deniko
It's a scam.
Це шахрайство. — deniko
This is a scam.
Це шахрайство. — deniko
ruЭто жульничество. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
US American carnival slang of uncertain origin. Possibly from scamp (“swindler, cheater”)US American carnival slang of uncertain origin. Possibly from scamp (“swindler, cheater”) or Irish cam (“crooked”). Also possibly from Danish skam; if so, it would be a doublet of shame and sham. First use appears c. 1963 in the periodical Time. The word became common use among the US drug culture when in early 1980, after Operation ABSCAM, an FBI sting operation directed at public officials, became public.
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Forms
plural: scamsSynonyms
21 synonyms- a fraudulent business scheme:cozenage
Word family
17 related wordsSee also
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