Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unconned

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-conned
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not conned; not studied or learned.

adj

Not defrauded or tricked.

Slang

Example Sentences

"I have known school-boys, who were so deeply impressed with the horrors of Monday morning, and the dread of what was to ensue from unconned lessons, and questions which they could neither answer nor understand[…]"
"[…] circumstances arrayed against him and the citizenry he does his best to keep unconned, are awesomely beyond control. Fraud is as old as the world — and to beleaguered Los Angeles it only seems as if the crime is a local monopoly."
"For many people of low status, to be "smart" means to outsmart, outfox, outwit, dupe, "put on" or "con" others — and to remain "unconned" oneself!"

Etymology

From un- + conned, past participle of con (“to study, learn”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does unconned mean?: Not conned; not studied or learned.
Where does unconned come from?: From un- + conned, past participle of con (“to study, learn”).

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