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noun
1.
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cheat or defraud with a scam.
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Origin:
1960–65; orig. carnival argot; of obscure origin
1960–65; orig. carnival argot; of obscure origin
Related forms
scam·mer, noun
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Word Origin & History
scam
1963, n. and v., U.S. slang, a carnival term, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to 19c. British slang scamp "cheater, swindler" (see scamp (n.)).
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scam definition[skæm]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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