v., n., & adj.
--v. (shammed, shamming)
1. intr. feign, pretend.
2 tr. a pretend to be. b simulate (is shamming sleep).
--n.
1. imposture, pretence.
2 a person or thing pretending or pretended to be what he or she or it is not.
--adj. pretended, counterfeit.
Derivatives:
shammer n.
Etymology: perh. north. dial. var. of SHAME