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A person who is associated with petty criminality and who is seen as strongly identified with brand names in music, clothing, sport, vehicles, and so forth
Plural for someone who practices trickery or deceit
“In reality, he has no connection to these heroes of old and is nothing but a sham and charlatan.”
Plural for a false front or fake act
“It was all just a sham, for the angelic-looking and fresh-faced girl walking toward him was not what she seemed.”
Plural for a fraudulent imitation of something else
“While you won't do jail time for sporting a sham designer handbag, there's a good chance you'll have it taken away from you.”
Plural for a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
“What he'd thought was a united front was a total sham.”
Plural for a lie or falsehood, or the act of lying or concocting a falsehood
Plural for a particular way of behaving, especially to impress or to give a false impression
Plural for a fraudulent imitation of something else
Plural for a linen bedding or sham used to cover pillows
Plural for jesting, kidding, or engaging in malarkey
Plural for a bag of cloth stuffed with soft material, used as a comfortable support
To pretend to be, or pretend to be experiencing
“My dear sir, I would beseech thee to not sham ignorance.”
To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone
To deceive or fool someone
To avoid work, especially by pretending to be ill
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