| Main Entry: |
confidence game
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | con job |
| Synonyms: | Ponzi, bait-and-switch, boiler room, bunco game, bunko, con, con game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, racket, rip-off, shell game, skin game, sting, swindle |
| Main Entry: | grift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swindle |
| Synonyms: | cheating, con game, confidence game, deceit, dirty pool, double-dealing, extortion, fix, fraud, racket, rip-off, scam, shady deal, shell game, stealing, sting, trickery |
| Main Entry: | racket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal activity |
| Synonyms: | cheating, con game, confidence game, conspiracy, corruption, crime, dirty pool, dishonesty, dodge, extortion, fraud, game, graft, illegality, illicit scheme, intrigue, lawlessness, lay, plot, push, scheme, shakedown, squeeze*, swindle, swindling, theft, trick, underworld |