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long con

long con noun: a scam in which the scammer takes a long period of time (usually weeks, months or longer) to defraud the victim, by first slowly gaining their trust.

Noun

long con (plural long cons)

  1. A scam in which the scammer takes a long period of time (usually weeks, months or longer) to defraud the victim, by first slowly gaining their trust.

Forms of long con

plurallong cons

Questions about long con

What does long con mean?
Long con means a scam in which the scammer takes a long period of time (usually weeks, months or longer) to defraud the victim, by first slowly gaining their trust.
What part of speech is long con?
Long con is a noun.
What is the plural of long con?
The plural of long con is long cons.

Words near long con in the dictionary

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