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noun
1.
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
2.
a person who shams; shammer.
3.
a cover or the like for giving a thing a different outward appearance: a pillow sham.
adjective
4.
pretended; counterfeit; feigned: sham attacks; a sham Gothic façade.
5.
designed, made, or used as a sham.
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| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
verb (used with object)
6.
to produce an imitation of.
7.
to assume the appearance of; pretend to have: to sham illness.
verb (used without object)
8.
to make a false show of something; pretend.
Origin:
1670–80; origin uncertain
1670–80; origin uncertain
Related forms
un·shammed, adjective
Synonyms
1. pretense. 4. spurious, make-believe, simulated, mock. See false. 6. imitate. 7. feign, fake.
1. pretense. 4. spurious, make-believe, simulated, mock. See false. 6. imitate. 7. feign, fake.
Antonyms
4. genuine.
4. genuine.
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Word Origin & History
sham
1677, "a trick, a hoax, a fraud," perhaps from sham, a northern dialectal variant of shame (q.v.). Sense of "Something meant to be mistaken for something else" is from 1728. The meaning in pillow-sham (1721) is from the notion of "counterfeit." The adj. is attested from 1681;
EXPANDthe verb from 1677. Shamateur "amateur sportsman who acts like a professional" is from 1896.
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Slang Dictionary
cham definition[ʃæm(i)]and chammy; sham; shammy
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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