English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æm|-æm

Noun
en-noun

1. A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.

#: The time-share deal was a sham.

1. Trickery, hoaxing.

#: A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit.

1. A decorative cover for a pillow.
2. rfv-sense A person from the north side of Cork city, Ireland.

Translations
trans-top|fake, imitation
Dutch: nep, imitatie
Finnish: jäljennös, väärennös
trans-mid
German: Fälschung f, Imitat n
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trans-top|Trickery, hoaxing
Dutch: bedrog, oplichterij, kwakzalverij
Finnish: huijaus, petos, huiputus
trans-mid
German: Schwindel m, Mogelei f, Betrug m
Greek: �ε�δή� m (psevthís)
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Derived terms
pillow sham
shamateur

Verb
en-verb|sham|m|ed

1. To deceive, cheat, lie.

#: You were shammed by the pool shark.

Translations
trans-top|deceive, cheat, lie
Finnish: huijata, huiputt, pettää
German: vortäuschen, sich verstellen, heucheln
trans-mid
Greek: ν��ο�ιάζ�
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de:sham
es:sham
io:sham
it:sham
hu:sham
ru:sham
te:sham
vi:sham
tr:sham

• 2007-11-10 02:12 - Rodasmith - rfv-sense

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