D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

bam

/(băm)/ · IPA /bæm/
01 n. An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
  1. 1.
    An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
    “To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams.” — Prof. Wilson.
02 v. t. To cheat; to wheedle.
  1. 1.
    To cheat; to wheedle.[Slang]