ALL meanings of confidence trick
con·fi·dence trick
C c - countable noun confidence trick A confidence trick is a trick in which someone deceives you by telling you something that is not true, often to trick you out of money. 3
- noun confidence trick a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler 3
- noun confidence trick any swindle in which the swindler, after gaining the confidence of the victim, robs the victim by cheating at a gambling game, appropriating funds entrusted for investment, or the like. 1
- noun confidence trick scam, fraudulent act 1
- noun confidence trick A method of cheating somebody by winning their confidence and inducing them to hand over money (or other valuables). 0