scam — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A fraudulent deal.

That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.

2

Something that is promoted using scams.

That new diet burger is a scam.

verb

1

To defraud or embezzle.

They tried to scam her out of her savings.

2

To seek out a partner for casual sex; to hit on.

His friend nudged me. "It's true. JJ only scams black ladies." / "You don't say?" / "J-boy scammed a real live Miss Black Universe once. Met her in a disco down in Honduras. Wearing her title. Since then he's been obsessed."

Collocations

4

ADJ.

big, classic, kind

VERB + SCAM

falling, like, looks, love, making, sort, sounds, tried

SCAM + NOUN

site

PREP.

in, out

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a fraudulent business scheme

cozenage

verb — deprive of by deceit

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.

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02

That new diet burger is a scam.

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03

They tried to scam her out of her savings.

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04

His friend nudged me. "It's true. JJ only scams black ladies." / "You don't say?" / "J-boy scammed a real live Miss Black Universe once. Met her in a disco down in Honduras. Wearing her title. Since t

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05

In retrospect, I should have known that it was a scam.

Tatoeba · #953970

06

It never occurred to me that the whole thing might be a scam.

Tatoeba · #1104740

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, scam is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.