Con and Racket

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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Racket and con are semantically related. in swindle topic. In some cases you can use "Racket" instead a noun "Con".

Nearby Word: cony

Racket noun - Loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound.

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Con and racket are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Con" instead a noun "Racket".

small	small con	small racket
actual	actual con	actual racket
entire	entire con	entire racket
successful	successful con	successful racket
Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, little, outright, giant, previous.

When Flim and Flam, the twin unicorn con-artists from season 2 of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic returned in the season 4 episode "Leap of Faith", they've given up their former cider-racket to instead run one of these.

Source: Medicine Show
Racket Squad: in 'The Knock-Out' a con game group stages boxing fights that are said to be rigged.

Source: Forced Prize Fight
Monster Protection Racket: How Frank makes a living as a con artist with the help of his three ghost buddies.

Source: Film / The Frighteners

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