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English

Etymology

American criminal underworld slang, 1906 (noun), 1915 (verb), alteration of , alteration perhaps influenced by similar sounding words, e.g. , etc., probably ultimately from (modern ), related to , .[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

  1. A confidence game or swindle.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

  1. To obtain illegally, as by con game.
  2. To obtain money illegally.
  3. To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means.

Translations

  • Danish:
  • German:
  • Hungarian:
  • Polish: ,

References

  1. ^
  2. ^
  3. ^ Word Origins...And How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone, Anatoly Liberman (2009), p. 32

Swedish

Etymology

, . Either a verbal noun related to , or influenced by .

Compare origin of .

Noun

  1. a grave

Declension

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