sham

Irish slag
A resident of Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland.
Also, a word frequently used by residents of above town, usually meaning the same as American term "dude".

John's the biggest sham you'll ever see.

Sham! Long time no see.

by Shambert April 5, 2008

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

SHAM

SHAM marijuana, cannabis, weed, flowers

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

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

sham

Something that is a joke or a lie.

The American two-party political system is a sham.

by d;slfsdlk;fj November 8, 2003

Sham

Irish slang
1. Said as an expression of sheer surprise or amazement.

2. Can mean a friend or companion.

1. "Sham look at the arse on that one!"

2. "well sham." (hello friend)

by supermadcow124 April 19, 2016

Sham

Something false used to deceive people; often used to steal money.

The "Free Vacation to Hawaii" that I receieved in my e-mail turned out to be a sham.

by Phil Errup October 20, 2004