Con and Gaff

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

Usage example: a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money

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Gaff and con are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gaff" instead a verb "Con".

Nearby Word: cony

Gaff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

Usage example: a sleazy photographer who gaffed small-town girls into thinking he represented a big-city modeling agency

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Con and gaff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Con" instead a verb "Gaff".

Nearby Words: gaffed, gaffe, gaffer, gaffing

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