"scambait" meaning in All languages combined

See scambait on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: scambaits [present, singular, third-person], scambaiting [participle, present], scambaited [participle, past], scambaited [past]
Etymology: From scam + bait. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scam|bait}} scam + bait Head templates: {{en-verb}} scambait (third-person singular simple present scambaits, present participle scambaiting, simple past and past participle scambaited)
  1. (Internet) To pose as a potential victim of a scam, usually the Nigerian scam, in order to waste the scammer's time and resources. Wikipedia link: Scambaiting Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-scambait-en-verb-pjH~UmZh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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