English noun: confidence game | |||
1. | confidence game (act) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | ||
Synonyms | bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cheat, rig, swindle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sting operation | ||