sham

Etymology 1

Probably a dialectal form of shame.

adj

1. Intended to deceive; false.
   It was only a sham wedding: they didn't care much for one another, but wanted their parents to stop hassling them.
2. counterfeit; unreal
   For the subject-cities, having secured a moderate form of government, and having no fear of being called to account for their proceedings, aimed at absolute freedom; they scorned the sham independence proffered to them by the Athenians. 1881, Benjamin Jowett, transl., Thucydides, Oxford: Clarendon Press, VIII.64, p. 592
3. mock
4. See also Thesaurus:fake

noun

1. A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
   The time-share deal was a sham.
2. Trickery, hoaxing.
   A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit.
3. A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
4. A decorative cover for a pillow.

verb

1. To deceive, cheat, lie.
2. To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
3. To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.

Etymology 2

noun

1. (slang) Champagne.