Nigerian prince

短语

发音

/naɪˌdʒɪəɹɪən ˈpɹɪns/
/naɪˌdʒɪɹiən ˈpɹɪns/

词形变化

Nigerian princes 复数 Nigerian princes

别名

Nigerian Prince

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cheat who seeks to obtain money through advance fee scams.

    I fell for a Nigerian prince scam

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Nigerian, prince.

词源

Derived from the early instances of advance fee scams in which the perpetrator of the scam would send potential victims an email claiming to be a Nigerian prince seeking to transfer a large amount of money into their country.

来源：wiktionary