con game

noun

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

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confidence gameconfidence trickgriftscambuncobunco gamebunkobunko game
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Meanings

nouncon game (plural con games)

plural con games

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

    Synonyms: confidence game, confidence trick, grift, scam

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
confidence gameconfidence trickgriftscam

More synonyms by meaning

nouna swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Similar
buncobunco gamebunkobunko gameconconfidence trickconfidence gamehustlestingflimflam
Broader
swindlecheatrig
Also see
buncoconconfidence gameconfidence trickflimflamhustlesting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Clipping of confidence game.

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Translations

Danish bondefangeri
  • bondefangerimalicious breach of trust
Dutch oplichting, zwendel
  • oplichtingmalicious breach of trust
  • zwendelmalicious breach of trust
Esperanto friponaĵo
  • friponaĵomalicious breach of trust
Finnish puhallus, höynäytys
  • puhallusmalicious breach of trust
  • höynäytysmalicious breach of trust
  • luottamuksen hyväksikäyttömalicious breach of trust
  • petosmalicious breach of trust
French abus de confiance
  • abus de confiancemalicious breach of trust
German Trickbetrug, Hochstapelei
  • Trickbetrugmalicious breach of trust
  • Hochstapeleimalicious breach of trust
  • Bauernfängereimalicious breach of trust
Hebrew הונאה
  • הונאה (hona'ah)malicious breach of trust
Hungarian csalás, szélhámosság
  • csalásmalicious breach of trust
  • szélhámosságmalicious breach of trust
  • átverésmalicious breach of trust
Polish kant, szwindel
  • kantmalicious breach of trust
  • szwindelmalicious breach of trust
Portuguese golpe
  • golpemalicious breach of trust
Spanish estafa, engañifa
  • estafamalicious breach of trust
  • engañifamalicious breach of trust
  • engañabobosmalicious breach of trust
  • engañiflamalicious breach of trust
  • supercheríamalicious breach of trust
Swedish lurendrejeri, bondfångeri
  • lurendrejerimalicious breach of trust
  • bondfångerimalicious breach of trust
Cite this entry
APA

con game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con%20game

MLA

“con game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con%20game. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “con game,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con%20game.

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