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Noun: con game  kón geym
Usage: N. Amer, informal (elsewhere: con trick)
  1. A scheme to defraud by gaining someone's confidence
    "The couple fell victim to a con game and lost their life savings";
    - bunco [N. Amer, informal], bunco game [N. Amer, informal], bunko [N. Amer, informal], bunko game [N. Amer, informal], con [informal], confidence trick [Brit], confidence game [N. Amer], hustle [informal], sting [informal], flimflam [informal], con trick [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: con games

Type of: cheat, fraud, rig [archaic], swindle

Encyclopedia: Con game