"scambaiting" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From scam + baiting. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scam|baiting}} scam + baiting Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} scambaiting (uncountable)
  1. (Internet) The practice of posing 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, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet Translations (posing as a scam victim to waste the time of the scammer): scambaiting [masculine] (French), скамбейтинг (skambɛjting) [masculine] (Russian), скамбэйтинг (skambɛjting) [masculine] (Russian)
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