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Abscam

Abscam proper noun: a code name for a sting operation set up by the FBI in the 1970s to thwart bribery in Congress.

Proper noun

Abscam

  1. (US, historical) A code name for a sting operation set up by the FBI in the 1970s to thwart bribery in Congress.

Origin of Abscam

Short for Arab scam, later re-explained as Abdul scam after the name of the fictitious company involved, in response to complaints from the American-Arab Relations Committee.

Questions about Abscam

What does Abscam mean?
Abscam means a code name for a sting operation set up by the FBI in the 1970s to thwart bribery in Congress.
What part of speech is Abscam?
Abscam is a proper noun.

Words near Abscam in the dictionary

  1. Absarokes
  2. Absaroki
  3. absarokite
  4. absarokites
  5. absatively
  6. Abscam
  7. abscence
  8. abscess
  9. abscess root
  10. abscessation
  11. abscessations

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