n. a swindle; a hustle. : I lost a fortune in that railroad scam.
tv. to swindle someone; to deceive someone. : They were scammed by a sweet-talking southern lady who took all their money.
in. to seek out and pick up young women, said of males. (Collegiate.) : Bob was out scamming last night and ran into Clare.
in. to copulate. : All you ever want to do is scam.
in. to fool around and waste time. : Quit scamming and get busy.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
It's the oldest scam in movement building: tell people what they want and expect to hear and you will gain followers.
The ethanol projects are a scam to funnel money to agribusinesses.
It's legal, but it's a scam without any social benefits.
One thing that is notable: the next biggest scam is an order of magnitude less significant.
There are many sociopaths who are in business and will lie, scam and cheat for years.
In fact, there are many scam artists out there who are promising mortgage relief.
If the scam originated through a particular website, notify also the administrators of that website.
With a little dangerous messing around, now you can end-run the scam.
The reason: he has a plan for a scam that will make him a multi-millionaire.
The artist seems to be a bit of a scam artist rather than someone with real talent.