scambait
English
verb
Definitions
- (Internet) To pose as a potential victim of a scam, usually the Nigerian scam, in order to waste the scammer's time and resources.
Etymology
Compound from English scam + English bait.
Origin
English
bait
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiscam English
- bait English
- baitable English
- baitcaster English
- baitcasting English
- baiter English
- baitest English
- baiteth English
- baitfish English
- baitholder English
- baithook English
- baitless English
- baitshop English
- baitware English
- baitwell English
- bearbait English
- clickbait English
- crankbait English
- crowbait English
- cyberscam English
- dickbait English
- fishbait English
- flamebait English
- fuckbait English
- gaybait English
- groundbait English
- jailbait English
- link bait English
- outscam English
- prebait English
- queerbait English
- ragebait English
- rebait English
- redbait English
- scam English
- scambaiter English
- scambaiting English
- scamcoin English
- scammee English
- scammer English
- scammish English
- scammy English
- scamster English
- scamware English
- sharebait English
- shark bait English
- spinnerbait English
- spoonbait English
- stinkbait English
- swimbait English
- whitebait English
- bayte Middle English
- bet Bislama
- scam
- bait
- baiter
- rebait
- scammy
- redbait
- baitest
- gaybait
- baiteth
- scammer
- prebait
- scammee
- outscam
- ragebait
- bearbait
- fuckbait
- swimbait
- baitless
- antiscam
- dickbait
- baithook
- scamster
- baitware
- baitwell
- baitfish
- baitshop
- crowbait
- scammish
- scamcoin
- fishbait
- jailbait
- scamware
- baitable
- flamebait
- clickbait
- whitebait
- stinkbait
- cyberscam
- link bait
- sharebait
- spoonbait
- crankbait
- queerbait
- shark bait
- baitcaster
- scambaiter
- groundbait
- baitholder
- spinnerbait
- scambaiting
- baitcasting