what's the scam
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Meaning · English
What's going on? What are you trying to pull? (Said when one is suspicious of someone else).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “what's the scam” mean?
What's going on? What are you trying to pull? (Said when one is suspicious of someone else).
Is “what's the scam” formal or informal?
what's the scam is generally slang.