scam
About 0.42 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A fraudulent or dishonest deal. A swindle.
That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.
- noun Something that is promoted using scams.
That new diet burger is a scam.
- verb To defraud or embezzle.
They tried to scam her out of her savings.
- verb To seek out a partner for casual sex; to hit on.
Similar words
cozenage cheating fraudulent swindling dupe swindle bunco trick trickery defraud
Often followed by
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Word family
scammed scamming scams
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