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1. • • short con informal a quick way of making money or getting an advantage, especially one that involves tricking people: Short cons only take minutes or seconds. Billy is a pickpocket and short con grifter.
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   What is a 'long con' &'short con'?

   • It's a con - you get half the food for twice the price! He needed them alive to pull off his long con. The new series is about five confidence tricksters who specialise in the " long con" - a protracted and involved scam. Short cons only take minutes or seconds. Billy is a pickpocket and short con grifter.

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   What does con mean?

   • CON definition: 1. to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money…. Learn more.

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   What is a 'long con' & 'Big Con'?

   • In con artist slang, a 'long con' or 'Big Con' refers to a form of elaborate deception, involving a 'cast' of players who may act as police officers, painters, or other supporting actors in the scheme, staged for the benefit of lulling the mark into a false sense of security.

   The SPYSCAPE Glossary of Con Artist Slang

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   What is the difference between pro and con?

   • Clearly, the author is trying to be humorous or playful. The only uncertainty is which direction he meant to go with his joke. Pro is Latin for "for"; contra is Latin for "against". Con is simply short for contra (a single syllable to match pro). For those who want a dictionary, this is OED: adv.

   What does the abbreviation "con" mean in the following context?

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   What is a con artist?

   • A con artist is an individual who gains the confidence of their victim (mark) to manipulate them. They start by performing an initial scam, which gives the mark a taste of the profits. This helps the con artist gain the trust of the victim, who becomes eager for more.

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   What does con someone out of something mean?

   • con someone out of something Thieves conned him out of his life savings. con something out of someone He managed to con £20 out of them (= get that amount from them by deceiving them). deceive The cigarette companies deceived the public about the health risks of cigarettes. deceive yourself You'd be deceiving yourself if you believed that.

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3. spyscape.com › article › spyscapes-glossary-of-conThe SPYSCAPE Glossary of Con Artist Slang

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   Con artists are the magicians of film - we suspect the double-cross is coming yet we get duped while admiring the illusion. Like spies, cons come in disguise, seducing us with diabolical promises and secret, coded language. If you’re in the game, you need to speak the lingo.

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4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › short-conSHORT CON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   SHORT CON definition: any simple confidence game involving a relatively small amount of money | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

5. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 103985What does the abbreviation "con" mean in the following context?

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   Con is simply short for contra (a single syllable to match pro). For those who want a dictionary, this is OED: con 10: adv. An abbreviation of the Latin prep. contra ‘against’, in the phrase pro-and-con v. (q.v.) ‘for and against’, rarely con and pro. n.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun short con. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English.

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   short con (plural short cons) A scam that can be performed in minutes or seconds, typically aiming to rob the victim of the money or valuables they carry on them. Coordinate term: long con.

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   Short con definition: any simple confidence game involving a relatively small amount of money.. See examples of SHORT CON used in a sentence.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a dishonest plan for making money or getting an advantage, especially one that involves tricking people for a long time: He needed them alive to pull off his long con. The new series is about five confidence tricksters who specialise in the " long con" - a protracted and involved scam.