samfien.

Brit.

/ˈsamfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈsæmˌfaɪ/, Caribbean English

/ˈsamˌfaɪ/

Forms: 1900s– samfai, 1900s– samfi, 1900s– samfie.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. A derivation from a West African language has been suggested, but no very plausible etymon proposed.

Caribbean (chiefly Jamaican).

A swindler or confidence trickster, (originally) esp. one who pretends to have occult powers. Chiefly attributive, esp. in samfie man.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > confidence trickster

magsman1822

confidence man1849

con artist1878

con man1889

T.B.1912

payoff man1927

pay-off1928

samfie1929

1929 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 28 Sept. 19/5 Joseph Hamilton otherwise called 'Yankee' one of the alleged Samfi men was taken in custody early yesterday morning.

1973 K. Brathwaite Arrivants 168 The future returns Wreathed in disguises..Disguises of the thief Disguises of the samfie man who whispered at the well.

1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come Gloss. 398 Samfie, a confidence man, formerly one who tricked the gullible by pretending to occult power.

1997 J. B. Breeze in S. Brown & J. Wickham Oxf. Bk. Caribbean Short Stories (1999) 347 Yes, yes, bredrin an sistrin, we have a saviour. It is nat de empty grave dat is important today, dat could have been a samfie man trick, a Nansi game.

2004 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) (Nexis) 29 Feb. You know the fake schemes those samfie e-mails from Nigeria try to involve you in?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	samfie
释义	samfien. Brit. /ˈsamfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈsæmˌfaɪ/, Caribbean English /ˈsamˌfaɪ/ Forms: 1900s– samfai, 1900s– samfi, 1900s– samfie. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. A derivation from a West African language has been suggested, but no very plausible etymon proposed. Caribbean (chiefly Jamaican). A swindler or confidence trickster, (originally) esp. one who pretends to have occult powers. Chiefly attributive, esp. in samfie man. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > confidence trickster magsman1822 confidence man1849 con artist1878 con man1889 T.B.1912 payoff man1927 pay-off1928 samfie1929 1929 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 28 Sept. 19/5 Joseph Hamilton otherwise called 'Yankee' one of the alleged Samfi men was taken in custody early yesterday morning. 1973 K. Brathwaite Arrivants 168 The future returns Wreathed in disguises..Disguises of the thief Disguises of the samfie man who whispered at the well. 1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come Gloss. 398 Samfie, a confidence man, formerly one who tricked the gullible by pretending to occult power. 1997 J. B. Breeze in S. Brown & J. Wickham Oxf. Bk. Caribbean Short Stories (1999) 347 Yes, yes, bredrin an sistrin, we have a saviour. It is nat de empty grave dat is important today, dat could have been a samfie man trick, a Nansi game. 2004 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) (Nexis) 29 Feb. You know the fake schemes those samfie e-mails from Nigeria try to involve you in? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929
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