Abraham sham

English

Alternative forms

Abram sham

Etymology

From Abraham man (“a beggar who pretends to be ill”) + sham (“trickery, hoaxing”).

Noun

Abraham sham (plural Abraham shams)

(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Feigned sickness or distress.

Related terms

sham Abraham, sham Abram, do Abram

References

John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “Abraham sham”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 10.

Anagrams

sham Abraham

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