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Originally Posted by Tom98915
Don't you mean what a SHAME? And SHAME on our state legislature for being so out of touch with reality.
This is a sham:
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There are more than one meaning for the word 'sham'. I did use the word I wanted. Here are a few examples of my intended meaning.
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sham - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
sham
3 entries found.
1. 1sham (noun)
2. 2sham (adjective)
3. 3sham (verb)
Main Entry: 1sham
Pronunciation: \ˈsham\
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from English dial. sham shame, alteration of English shame
Date: 1677
1 : a trick that deludes : hoax <feared that the deal was a sham>
2 : cheap falseness : hypocrisy <saw through the hollowness, the sham, the silliness of the empty pageant — Oscar Wilde>
3 : an ornamental covering for a pillow
4 : an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be genuine
5 : a person who shams
synonyms see imposture
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sham - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
sham
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–noun
1. something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
2. a person who shams; shammer.
3. a cover or the like for giving a thing a different outward appearance: a pillow sham.
–adjective
4. pretended; counterfeit; feigned: sham attacks; a sham Gothic façade.
5. designed, made, or used as a sham.
–verb (used with object)
6. to produce an imitation of.
7. to assume the appearance of; pretend to have: to sham illness.
–verb (used without object)
8. to make a false show of something; pretend.
Origin:
1670–80; orig. uncert.
Synonyms:
1. pretense. 4. spurious, make-believe, simulated, mock. See false. 6. imitate. 7. feign, fake.
Antonyms:
4. genuine.