Con
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
Nearby Word: cony
Short
Short verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years
Both words in one sentence
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Flim, being a typical con artist, is interested in a short-term reward, claiming that people of his "profession" don't stick around long enough for the mark to take a closer look at them.
Source: Big Bad Duumvirate -
The name is derived from the musical term "con dolcezza", which is pronounced "con dol-chets-tsuh", with the main stress on the (short) "e".
Source: It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY - A "short" con is a confidence game that sets up and pays off all in one encounter.
Source: Short Con
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