"Abscam" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Short for Arab scam, later re-explained as Abdul scam after the name of the fictitious company involved, in response to complaints from the American-Arab Relations Committee.",
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      "expansion": "Abscam",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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      "glosses": [
        "A code name for a sting operation set up by the FBI in the 1970s to thwart bribery in Congress."
      ],
      "id": "en-Abscam-en-name-lXi2VyFv",
      "links": [
        [
          "sting",
          "sting#English"
        ],
        [
          "FBI",
          "FBI#English"
        ],
        [
          "bribery",
          "bribery#English"
        ],
        [
          "Congress",
          "Congress#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, historical) A code name for a sting operation set up by the FBI in the 1970s to thwart bribery in Congress."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Abscam"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Short for Arab scam, later re-explained as Abdul scam after the name of the fictitious company involved, in response to complaints from the American-Arab Relations Committee.",
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms with historical senses",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A code name for a sting operation set up by the FBI in the 1970s to thwart bribery in Congress."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sting",
          "sting#English"
        ],
        [
          "FBI",
          "FBI#English"
        ],
        [
          "bribery",
          "bribery#English"
        ],
        [
          "Congress",
          "Congress#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, historical) A code name for a sting operation set up by the FBI in the 1970s to thwart bribery in Congress."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Abscam"
}