Slang

con

This page is about the slang term con

Meaning

to persuade someone to do something in order to cheat them

For example

  • When I was travelling I'd sometimes meet people who'd try to con me into a game of cards, but I never fell for it. I'd heard too many stories about people being cheated.

  • He was jailed for conning a lonely old lady out of $200,000.

Quick Quiz

She met lots of men on the internet and conned quite a few into

a. chatting with her online

b. telling her about their lives

c. sending her money
a) chatting with her online b) telling her about their lives c) sending her money

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Contributor: Matt Errey