Definitions
make believe with the intent to deceive
Word origin
It could be from Arabic شَام (šām, literally “Syria”), from which it spread also to Gujarat. Perhaps also an altered spelling of French Cham.
Used in a sentence
“It was only a sham wedding: they didn't care much for one another, but wanted their parents to stop hassling them.”
“The time-share deal was a sham.”
“A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Fake imitation”4 letters
02“Fake thing”4 letters
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