Confidence game and Hoax

Confidence game noun - A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.

Hoax and confidence game are semantically related in trick topic. In some cases you can use "Hoax" instead a noun phrase "Confidence game", when it comes to topics like prank, deed.

Hoax noun - An imitation that is passed off as genuine.

Confidence game and hoax are semantically related in trick topic. Sometimes you can use "Confidence game" instead a noun "Hoax", if it concerns topics such as prank.

Nearby Words: hoaxer, hoaxed, hoaxing