con job

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon job]
- /kɒn dʒɒb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon job]
- /kɒn dʒɒb/

Definitions of con job words

noun con job an act or instance of duping or swindling. 1
noun con job an act or instance of lying or talking glibly to convince others or get one's way. 1

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Origin of con job

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Con job

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Con job

con job popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for con job

noun con job

con — Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
flimflam — a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
racket — a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
rip-off — a rent made by ripping; tear.

All 14 Synonyms of con job