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con
noun- a convict or ex-convict US, 1888
- Get the helll over there and help those cons pile up them bricks[.] — Mezz Mezzrow, Really the Blues, p. 36, 1946
- Shortie was a con and he was more than anxious to stay away from murder. — Mickey Spillane, My Gun is Quick, p. 57, 1950
- Johnny Berger is a con. And like all cons he’s dreaming that favorite dream of the caged–“another chance.” — San Francisco Examiner, p. 35, 27 May 1956
- I listen to the other cons making with the patter–kidding each other about the great things they’re going to do to celebrate release. — Colin Johnson, Wild Cat Falling, p. 4, 1965
- And whenever they see his ugly cara, they’ll know that I did it, and every con in the joint will know I got a rep for pure hombre and cool himself. — Piri Thomas, Down These Mean Streets, p. 253, 1967
- I was astonished to see the old grizzled cons playing marbles. — Eldridge Cleaver, Soul on Ice, p. 43, 1968
- In the recreation room there were some fifty gas ranges that cons used to cook on. — A.S. Jackson, Gentleman Pimp, p. 128, 1973
- Neil, just as well this Old Bastard’s honest, because if he was a “Con” you blokes would go cockeyed trying to watch him. — Sam Weller, Old Bastards I Have Met, p. 4, 1979
- a criminal conviction UK, 1925
- Well, nothing recent if it was a conviction for shit-all, because a con for shit-all meant you weren’t much of a villain. — Garry Bushell, The Face, p. 33, 2001
- deception; an act intended to trick or deceive; a tale intended to deceive US, 1896
- The nature of the con, which Carey thought sounded like an urban myth, is tricky to summarise, so you will just have to buy the book. — Guardian, 16 July 2002
- a convention US
Especially popular among fans of science fiction and comic books. - — American Speech, p. 53, Spring 1978: “Star Trek lives: trekker slang”
- I swear–the next con I attend and they ask me to be on the min-ority panel, if I see your name anywhere near the list, I’m passing. — Chasing Amy, 1997
- in horse racing, a concession wager AUSTRALIA
- “The con” is a form of betting that allows the backer to receive his stake back should his selection fail to win but run 2nd or 3rd. — Ned Wallish, The Truth Dictionary of Racing Slang, p. 17, 1989
- a conference; a consultation UK, 1961
Lawyers’ use. - — Collin Brooks, The Swimming Frog, 1951
- a lavatory attendant UK, 1961
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