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Noun: con game  kón geym
Usage: informal
  1. A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
    - bunco [N. Amer, informal], bunco game [N. Amer, informal], bunko [N. Amer, informal], bunko game [N. Amer, informal], con [informal], confidence trick, confidence game, hustle [informal], sting [informal], flimflam [informal]

Derived forms: con games

Type of: cheat, fraud, rig, swindle

Encyclopedia: Con game