sham

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Intended to deceive; false.
2. Counterfeit; unreal.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
2. (countable, uncountable) Trickery, hoaxing.
3. (countable, uncountable) A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
4. (countable, uncountable) A decorative cover for a pillow.

Verb

1. To deceive, cheat, lie.
2. To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
3. To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.

Noun

Clipping of champagne.

Sinonieme

counterfeit

fake

false

feign

pretend

fraud

mock

imitation

pretended

pretender

simulate

bogus

spurious

cheat

pseudo

artificial

deceit

make-believe

trick

affect

deception

feigned

impostor

make believe

humbug

forgery

hoax

imposter

simulated

fictitious

pretense

shammer

trickster

swindle

con

assume

trickery

gyp

dissimulation

quasi

feint

shoddy

simulation

dissemble

hypocrite

faker

pretence

mimicry

assumed

misleading

Vertalings

fingir

falso

Fälschung

Imitation

feindre

imitation

Nachahmung

simuler

simulare

engaño

Schwindel

fingere

finto

simulacre

Betrug

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

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Etimologie (Engels)

Probably a dialectal form of shame.
Alternatively, sham is a term that's used to describe the bottom thick base of a glass, usually a wine or stem glass, where the stem meets the bulbous shape bowl. Glass manufacturers would increase the "sham" to deceive customers into thinking a glass holds more than it actually does. For example, a manufacturer would mold a 12oz glass with a larger "sham" in the base to reduce the volume of the glasses to fit 10-11oz of liquid. By increasing the bulge in the base, usually where the stem meets the glass, it's almost impossible to visually distinguish the difference. This gives the illusion the glass size is the same as any another 12oz glass, but the inside will hold a lesser volume. Later, bringing use to the term "you got shammed" when one party tries to hide something and/or get over on the other party using deceiving tactics.