recovery room
noun
Simple meaning
A fraudulent operation in which the fraudsters contact people who have already been scammed and offer to recover their lost money.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
rihkuhvrihroomSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹɪˈkʌvɹɪˈɹum
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A fraudulent operation in which the fraudsters contact people who have already been scammed and offer to recover their lost money, but in fact steal more money from the victims.
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This meaning: A fraudulent operation in which the fraudsters contact people who have already been scammed and offer to recover their lost money, but in fact steal more money from the victims.
Used this way, recovery room is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It criticises, but without shouting.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Critical but measured
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