Abscam
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
Proper noun edit
Abscam
- (US, historical) A code name for a sting operation set up by the FBI in the 1970s to thwart bribery in Congress.
References edit
- Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 5