con game

noun

, Slang.

1. confidence game.

Word History and Origins

Origin of con game¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Let’s be blunt about something here: Anyone who buys Trump’s pose about this is the mark in a con game.

From Los Angeles Times

Great acting is a con game, of the highest order, and it’s a pleasure to be Moore’s mark.

From Seattle Times

Don't misunderstand me, I do understand the need by some to point out the unending con game being run by certain members of the Republican Party.

From Salon

It will do nothing to address the cultural force of American neofascism, which is certain to outlast Donald Trump and his con games.

From Salon

Common sense tells you that’s a hypocritical con game, but the fake populists run that play over and over because they assume the people are too dumb to catch on.

From Washington Post