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Scam vs Swiftboat - What's the difference?

scam | swiftboat |

As verbs the difference between scam and swiftboat

is that scam is to defraud or embezzle while swiftboat is (us|politics|pejorative) to attack a politician with specious claims.

As a noun scam

is fraudulent deal.

scam

English

Noun

(wikipedia scam) (en noun)
  • Fraudulent deal.
    • That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me .

    Synonyms

    * con game * confidence trick * See also

    Verb

    (scamm)
  • To defraud or embezzle.
    • They tried to scam her out of her savings.

    Synonyms

    * (verb)

    Anagrams

    * * * * * *

    swiftboat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * swift boat

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US, politics, pejorative) To attack a politician with specious claims.
  • (slang) To trick, scam, or swindle.
    • If you're going to try and swiftboat me for the Petermann account, keep on dreaming.

    Usage notes

    * As the term's non-political origin is still widely recognized, some refrain from using it as a verb in a political context out of respect for veterans not associated with the political group.

    See also

    * bork * (projectlink)