Meaning
A trick to get someone's money by making them believe something false. To con someone is to play such a trick on them.
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Word origin
Short for confidence trick, a swindle in which the thief first wins the victim's confidence, or trust. The short form appeared in American English in the 1800s.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- confidence trick
- English cognates
- confidence
Grammar
Examples
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A con is a trick that takes your money.
savings.
Here con is a doing word: to con someone out of money.
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A person who plays these tricks is called a con artist.
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