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n.

short for an area just "South of Cambie Bridge" in Vancouver, Canada, near where the Olympic Village for Winter 2010 is located.
Dustin: "Some people have speculated that property value in the SoCam area would increase in the years following the Winter 2010 Olympics due to the improvements made to the area to accommodate visitors and athletes."
SoCam by homeowner February 4, 2010
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portmanteau of scam and camera, a term used to describe traffic cameras, speed cameras, red light cameras. which are all about making money not safety
Since the red light scamera was installed they shortened the duration of the yellow light to boost revenue now there are a lot more accidents.
scamera by Just_sayin' July 4, 2021
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double grat scam 

A restaurant server not informing their guest that a gratuity has already been posted to their check (as is policy in many establishments on tables of 6 or 8 or more guests), thereby the guest tips again not realizing it has been included, resulting in the waiter receiving, basically, a double gratuity.
Yeah, but that made his night. Ahhh, the double grat scam...
double grat scam by chance tripper January 25, 2011

nam scam 

To be ripped off by someone of Vietnamese (more specifically south) descent.
Alex? He's a nam scam, he sold me a brick after the phone was blacklisted.
nam scam by dn53 January 24, 2015

scamarama 

an ecxlamation for the word scam. simply a word to point out that a scam has just been performed, whether it be good or bad.
man-1: Dude, I totally nailed that girl last night.
man-2: Scamarama. Nicely done.

woman: That man just stole my purse.
innocent bystander (to himself): Scamarama.
scamarama by Sir B November 15, 2009

scamboozle 

to take advantage of people when their judgment is impaired by alcohol
I seem to remember somebody pouring more birthday drinks, in an attempt to scamboozle me into the sac; but I don't think it worked.

scambivalent

When you don't give a shit if you're being ripped-off. / noun: scambivalence
Scambivalent tourists will buy as a souvenir any junk jewellery they're offered.