con game

con game
noun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (Freq. 1)
Syn:
Derivationally related forms: ↑flim-flam (for: ↑flimflam), ↑gyp (for: ↑gyp), ↑con (for: ↑con), ↑bunco (for: ↑bunco)
Hypernyms: ↑swindle, ↑cheat, ↑rig
Hyponyms: ↑sting operation

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Slang.
[1950-55]

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con game,
U.S. Slang. confidence game.

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n. informal term for confidence game

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noun, pl ⋯ games [count]
US :con, 1

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  • con game — n. Same as {confidence game}. [PJC] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • con game — index bunko Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 con game …   Law dictionary

  • con game — con′ game n. sts confidence game • Etymology: 1950–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • con game — con ,game noun count a plan to steal people s money by tricking them …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • con game — Confidence Con fi*dence, n. [L. confidentia firm trust in, self confidence: cf. F. confidence.] 1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. [1913 Webster] Society… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • con game — Slang. See confidence game. [1950 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • con game — noun A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won. Syn: confidence game, confidence trick, grift …   Wiktionary

  • con game — A swindle or any arrangement in which a person is deliberately defrauded because of his trust in the one who is swindling. See also confidence game flim flam …   Black's law dictionary

  • con game — A swindle or any arrangement in which a person is deliberately defrauded because of his trust in the one who is swindling. See also confidence game flim flam …   Black's law dictionary

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