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con wise adjective extremely sophisticated in the ways of the world based on lessons learned in prison US, 1912- Why didn’t he tell his jailers about this? He was an ex-con. No conwise con squeals. — San Francisco Examiner, p. 4 (II), 4 August 1957
- Hence, expressions among the “con-wise” as, “Do your own time,” meaning stay clear of another’s tension. — Neal Cassady, Grace Beats Karma, p. 42, 20 August 1958: Letter to Carolyn Cassady
- He’s con wise, told me what I already know. — Gerald Petievich, Money Men, p. 56, 1981
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