confidence game

noun

US

: a dishonest trick that is done to get someone's money : con entry 1

Examples of confidence game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anyway, is that a real confidence game? — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

Harper, who had been running her career like a confidence game, got fired. — Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024

One crucial element to any confidence game is summed up in the 2015 movie Focus with Will Smith and Margot Robbie. — Brad Raffensperger, National Review, 17 Jan. 2024

The crooks pursuing these scams are surprisingly adept in the art of the confidence game. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023

Rhymes for confidence game

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