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scammed

scammed is the simple past and past participle of scam.

Meaning of scam

Verb

scam (third-person singular simple present scams, present participle scamming, simple past and past participle scammed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To defraud or embezzle.
    • They tried to scam her out of her savings.
    Synonyms:
    con
  2. (slang) To seek out a partner for casual sex; to hit on.
    • 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."2005, Robert Antoni, Carnival, New York, N.Y.: Black Cat, →ISBN, page 54

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Questions about scammed

What is scammed the simple past and past participle of?
Scammed is the simple past and past participle of scam.

Words near scammed in the dictionary

  1. scamera
  2. scameras
  3. scamilli
  4. scamillus
  5. scammable
  6. scammed
  7. scammee
  8. scammees
  9. scammel
  10. Scammell
  11. scammels

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