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In some senses, scam is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
scam
/ˈskæm/
noun 2verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
big, classic, kind
VERB + SCAM
falling, like, looks, love, making, sort, sounds, tried
SCAM + NOUN
site
PREP.
in, out
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."
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Idioms & Phrases
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That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.
Wiktionary02
That new diet burger is a scam.
Wiktionary03
They tried to scam her out of her savings.
Wiktionary04
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
Wiktionary05
In retrospect, I should have known that it was a scam.
Tatoeba · #95397006
It never occurred to me that the whole thing might be a scam.
Tatoeba · #1104740Usage Notes
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