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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 deception, especially when practiced under a false or assumed character
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 an intentionally false statement
Plural for bed sheet
Pillow shams
Plural for joking, tricks
Plural for a bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on
To pretend to be, or pretend to be experiencing
“My dear sir, I would beseech thee to not sham ignorance.”
To produce a counterfeit copy of
To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone
To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation
Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way
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