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con
noun
a
disadvantage
or
reason
against
an
idea
,
plan
,
or
choice
.
•
Before
buying
the
house
,
they
listed
every
con
they
could
think
of
.
Before
buying
the
house
,
they
listed
every
con
they
could
think
of
.
•
High
cost
is
the
biggest
con
of
this
plan
.
High
cost
is
the
biggest
con
of
this
plan
.
Short
for
Latin
contra
“
against
,”
used
in
English
since
the
16th
century
in
the
phrase
“
pro
and
con
” (
for
and
against
).
noun
a
dishonest
trick
or
plan
to
cheat
people
out
of
money
or
information
.
•
The
online
giveaway
was
actually
a
clever
con
.
The
online
giveaway
was
actually
a
clever
con
.
•
She
nearly
fell
victim
to
the
phone
con
but
hung
up
in
time
.
She
nearly
fell
victim
to
the
phone
con
but
hung
up
in
time
.
Short
for
“
confidence
trick
,”
first
recorded
in
American
English
in
the
1890s
.
verb
-
con
,
conning
,
cons
,
conned
to
trick
someone
so
they
give
you
money
,
information
,
or
help
.
•
The
fake
charity
tried
to
con
people
into
donating
money
.
The
fake
charity
tried
to
con
people
into
donating
money
.
•
He
conned
the
tourists
by
selling
them
fake
tickets
.
He
conned
the
tourists
by
selling
them
fake
tickets
.
Verb
sense
developed
from
the
noun
“
con
”
meaning
a
trick
,
early
20th
century
.
noun
an
informal
word
for
a
prisoner
,
especially
one
who
has
been
jailed
for
a
long
time
.
•
The
guards
escorted
the
con
back
to
his
cell
.
The
guards
escorted
the
con
back
to
his
cell
.
•
After
ten
years
behind
bars
,
the
con
was
released
.
After
ten
years
behind
bars
,
the
con
was
released
.
Short
for
“
convict
,”
first
recorded
in
1860s
American
slang
.
verb
-
con
,
conning
,
cons
,
conned
to
direct
the
steering
of
a
ship
or
boat
by
giving
spoken
orders
.
•
The
captain
asked
the
officer
to
con
the
ship
through
the
narrow
channel
.
The
captain
asked
the
officer
to
con
the
ship
through
the
narrow
channel
.
•
He
had
learned
to
con
a
submarine
during
his
naval
training
.
He
had
learned
to
con
a
submarine
during
his
naval
training
.
From
Middle
English
‘
connen
’
meaning
‘
to
study
,
learn
,’
later
specialized
to
mean
‘
direct
a
ship
,’
17th
century
.
noun
the
responsibility
or
control
of
steering
a
ship
or
submarine
.
•
Lieutenant
Smith
had
the
con
during
the
night
shift
.
Lieutenant
Smith
had
the
con
during
the
night
shift
.
•
Who
has
the
con
while
the
captain
is
away
?
Who
has
the
con
while
the
captain
is
away
?
Evolved
from
the
verb
“
con
” (
to
steer
)
in
naval
usage
,
18th
century
.