Meanings
nounscambaiting (uncountable)
- InternetuncountableThe practice of posing as a potential victim of a scam, in order to waste the scammer's time and resources.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scambait
Origin
Translations
Arabic استدراج المحتالين
- استدراج المحتالين (istidraj al-muḥtālīn)posing as a scam victim to waste the time of the scammer
Chinese Mandarin 反向詐騙 /反向诈骗
- 反向詐騙 /反向诈骗 (fǎn xiàng zhà piàn)posing as a scam victim to waste the time of the scammer
French scambaiting
- scambaitingposing as a scam victim to waste the time of the scammer
Hindi ठगी प्रलोभन
- ठगी प्रलोभन (ṭhagī pralobhan)posing as a scam victim to waste the time of the scammer
Japanese 詐欺師撃退
- 詐欺師撃退 (sagi-shi gekitai)posing as a scam victim to waste the time of the scammer
Russian скамбейтинг, скамбэйтинг
- скамбейтинг (skambɛjting)posing as a scam victim to waste the time of the scammer
- скамбэйтинг (skambɛjting)posing as a scam victim to waste the time of the scammer
Cite this entry
APA
scambaiting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scambaiting
MLA
“scambaiting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scambaiting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scambaiting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scambaiting.
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