Primary oral melanoma is a rare neoplasm of melanocytic origin, accounting for 0.5% of all oral malignancies.The “chameleonic” presentation of a mainly asymptomatic condition, rarity of this lesion, poor prognosis and the necessity of a highly specialized treatment are factors that should be seriously considered. Here is a case of primary oral malignant melanoma in a 57 years old male and its diagnosis by scrape cytology followed by its confirmation on histopathology and immunohistochemistry.