Con and Fiddle

Con

Con noun - An instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value.

Usage example: the explanation was so plausible that I never suspected it was all a con to make off with my car

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Fiddle and con are semantically related. (British) in scam topic. In some cases you can use "Fiddle" instead the word "Con" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: cony

Fiddle verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: conscienceless grifters who had spent their lives fiddling the naive

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Con and fiddle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Con" instead the word "Fiddle" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: fiddling, fiddled, fiddly, fiddler

In "The Studio Job", the team refers to the con as a fiddle game, which confuses Parker and she keeps asking where the fiddle comes in.

Source: Violin Scam
Nate and Sophie: (discussing their current con) The Fiddle Game.

Source: Literal-Minded
And since most actually meant something in one or another Con Lang, every time he changed some words in a language he'd go and fiddle with the etymology or spelling of several names, or just invent new ones.

Source: Creator / J. R. R. Tolkien

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