con game

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con game

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Clipping of confidence game.

noun con games

A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.
Similar: confidence game, confidence trick, grift, scam

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noun malicious breach of trust

Español	estafa, engañifa, engañabobos, engañifla, superchería
Português	golpe
Français	abus de confiance
Deutsch	Trickbetrug, Hochstapelei, Bauernfängerei
עברית	הונאה hona'ah

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@misc{con_game_2026,
  title = {con game},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/con%20game},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}