Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

con game

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: con game
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.

Etymology

Clipping of confidence game.

Inflected Forms

con games (plural)

Synonyms

confidence game confidence trick grift scam bunco bunco game bunko bunko game con hustle sting flimflam

Questions

What does con game mean?: A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.
Where does con game come from?: Clipping of confidence game.

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