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sham

Originally used in the U.S. Army to describe the act of pretending to work in order to avoid actually working.
"Specialist Little is the Sham Master. He can take 3 hours to wipe his ass and look busy the whole time."
by W. A. Rice October 29, 2004
mugGet the shammug.

sham on

A mispronunciation of the phrase "c'mon" originated by Michael Jackson in the song "Bad" and referenced in the Ben Folds' song "Rockin' the Suburbs".
Because Im bad, Im bad-sham on
(bad bad-really, really bad)
You know Im bad, Im bad-you know it
(bad bad-really, really bad)
by labelmonkey July 14, 2006
mugGet the sham onmug.

SHAM

Hey friend... wanna smoke some SHAM with me?
The new dispensary is now open selling SHAM.

SHAM is not legal in all states.
by KMPD May 16, 2019
mugGet the SHAMmug.

sham

Irish slang (mostly used in the southern County of Cork, famous for its plethora of slang terms)

a "sham" is primarily the term used to describe a young male knacker, specifically the ones who walk around with a chip on thier shoulder, thinking they own everything in sight, and that they are the greatest thing on god's green earth

it can also be used to show genuine praise, much to the same affect as "the shit".
{insult}
Dave - " Check out the sham across the road "
Kevin - " what a twat ! "
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{praise}
"my new shoes are the sham"
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{sarcastic}
billy - " like my new top ? "
joe - " you look like a right sham... "
by Emperor Bubba April 5, 2005
mugGet the shammug.

Shammed

when someone has been proved wrong or have been put down.
"You just got shammed!"
by steph_sprockett September 3, 2005
mugGet the Shammedmug.

sham on

(v) to rock on; party
(origin: from ben fold's lyrics)
by tea September 25, 2004
mugGet the sham onmug.

Shamful

Something that is both a scam and shameful
What Trump did today was shamful
by Vcsm August 25, 2018
mugGet the Shamfulmug.

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