Synonyms of thimblerig

thimblerig 1 of 2

noun

as in three-card monte

Synonyms & Similar Words

• three-card monte
• pyramid scheme
• Ponzi scheme
• racket
• jig
• dodge
• stratagem
• device
• scheme
• ploy
• shell game
• wile
• rip-off
• gimmick
• sleight
• soaking
• cross
• gouging
• overcharging
• phoney
• trick
• con
• forgery
• hoax
• fix
• counterfeit
• fake
• bunko
• swindle
• scam
• sham
• phony
• fraud
• fiddle
• sting
• humbug
• bunco
• flimflam
• hustle

thimblerig

2 of 2

verb

as in to cheat

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• squeeze
• pluck
• hustle
• sting
• stick
• screw
• beat
• rip off
• shake down
• do
• bleed
• chouse
• chisel
• skin
• fleece
• short
• defraud
• victimize
• stiff
• deceive
• swindle
• fiddle
• con
• take for a ride
• sucker
• take to the cleaners
• hose
• exploit
• mulct
• trick
• skunk
• euchre
• bilk
• rook
• shortchange
• do in
• ream
• diddle
• gaff
• sell a bill of goods to
• flimflam
• cozen
• nobble
• rope (in)
• wrench
• betray
• fool
• clip
• milk
• extort
• gouge
• soak
• overcharge
• nick
• wrest
• dupe
• gull
• wring
• bitch
• double-cross
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

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