Con and Phoney

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Con verb - To commit to memory.

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

Nearby Word: cony

Phoney noun - A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.

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

Nearby Word: phony

Phoney himself begins to become more mature and less of a Jerkass only out to make money for himself, after he sees what his whole "dragonslayer" con ends up doing.

Source: Comic Book / Bone
One of the characters in Return Of The Killer Tomatoes is trying to con women into dating him via a phoney competition offering a date with a movie star.

Source: Hilarious In Hindsight / Film
Heel Realization: Phoney Bone gets a massive helping when a con of his backfires disastrously and results in Thorn's ally, the Dragon, being bound and gagged by the villagers, who are preparing to burn him.

Source: Comic Book / Bone

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