scam

¹scam

noun \ˈskam\

Definition of SCAM

: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation <an insurance scam>

Examples of SCAM

1. She was the victim of an insurance scam.
2. a sophisticated credit card scam

Origin of SCAM

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1963

Related to SCAM

Synonyms: bunco (or bunko), con, fiddle [chiefly British], flimflam, gyp, hustle, fraud, shell game, sting, swindle

Related Words: cross, fix; Ponzi scheme, pyramid scheme; racket, rip-off; thimblerig, three-card monte; device, dodge, gimmick, jig, ploy, scheme, sleight, stratagem, trick, wile; gouging, overcharging, soaking; counterfeit, fake, forgery, hoax, humbug, phony (also phoney), sham

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Rhymes with SCAM

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham, yam