con game
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Synonyms
1.2.2
Synonyms
1.2.3
Translations
English
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Etymology
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Clipping
of
confidence game
.
Noun
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con
game
(
plural
con games
)
A
swindle
in which the
mark
, or victim, is
defrauded
after his or her trust has been won.
Synonyms
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See also
Thesaurus:deception
Synonyms
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confidence game
confidence trick
grift
scam
Translations
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malicious breach of trust
Esperanto:
friponaĵo
Finnish:
puhallus
(fi)
,
höynäytys
,
luottamuksen
hyväksikäyttö
;
petos
(fi)
(
law
)
French:
abus de confiance
(fr)
m
German:
Trickbetrug
m
,
Hochstapelei
(de)
,
Bauernfängerei
(de)
Hebrew:
הונאה
(he)
f
(
hona'ah
)
Hungarian:
csalás
(hu)
,
szélhámosság
(hu)
,
átverés
(hu)
Portuguese:
golpe
(pt)
m
Spanish:
estafa
(es)
f
,
engañifa
,
engañabobos
(es)
Swedish:
lurendrejeri
(sv)
n
,
bondfångeri
(sv)
n
Categories
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English clippings
English lemmas
English nouns
English countable nouns
English multiword terms
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