shamming

Variant of sham

noun

Obsolete a trick or fraud
1. an imitation that is meant to deceive; counterfeit
2. a hypocritical action, deceptive appearance, etc.
a person who is not what he or she pretends to be; fraud; impostor
☆ pillow sham

adjective

not genuine or real; false, counterfeit, pretended, etc.

transitive verb shammed, shamming

to be or make an imitation or false show of; counterfeit

intransitive verb

to pretend to be what one is not

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