scam — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A fraudulent or dishonest deal. A swindle.

   Examples

   That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.

   a scam catches most people with any sense of compassion

2. Something that is promoted using scams.

   Examples

   That new diet burger is a scam.

Verb

1. To defraud or embezzle.

   Usage

   • Transitive or intransitive

   Synonyms

   con

   Examples

   They tried to scam her out of her savings.

2. To seek out a partner for casual sex; to hit on.

   Usage

   • Slang

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   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."

Noun

1. a fraudulent business scheme

   Synonyms

   cozenage

   Broader terms

   swindlecheatrigfraud

Verb

1. deprive of by deceit

   Synonyms

   victimizeswindlerookgoldbricknobblediddlebuncodefraudmulcthornswoggleshort-changecon

   Broader terms

   cheatrip offchisel

   Examples

   He swindled me out of my inheritance

   She defrauded the customers who trusted her