con

Universal Words noun, verb noun (informal) 1 [sing.] (also BrE formal confidence trick) (also AmE formal confidence game) a trick; an act of cheating sb: The so-called bargain was just a big con! * (BrE) a con trick * (AmE) a con game * He's a real con artist (= a person who regularly cheats others). seealsoCONMAN, MODCONS 2 [C] = CONVICT IDIOMS see PROn. verb (-nn-) [VN] ~ sb (into doing sth / out of sth) (informal) to trick sb, especially in order to get money from them or persuade them to do sth for you: I was conned into buying a useless car. * They had been conned out of ｣100000. * He conned his way into the job using false references.