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scambaiting

scambaiting noun: the practice of posing as a potential victim of a scam, in order to waste the scammer's time and resources. Also the present participle and gerund of scambait.

Noun

scambaiting (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) The practice of posing as a potential victim of a scam, in order to waste the scammer's time and resources.

Also used as

scambaiting is also the present participle and gerund of scambait.

Origin of scambaiting

From scam + baiting.

Questions about scambaiting

What does scambaiting mean?
Scambaiting means the practice of posing as a potential victim of a scam, in order to waste the scammer's time and resources.
What part of speech is scambaiting?
Scambaiting is a noun.

Words near scambaiting in the dictionary

  1. Scamazon
  2. scambait
  3. scambaited
  4. scambaiter
  5. scambaiters
  6. scambaiting
  7. scambaits
  8. scamble
  9. scambled
  10. scambler
  11. scamblers

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