conning

Meanings

• verb

  The act of deceiving or tricking someone, often for personal gain.

  - "He was caught conning old ladies out of their money."
  - "The politician was accused of conning voters with false promises."

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Synonyms

be sold a pup

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with conning
boning , joning , stoning , goning

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Homophones

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1. conning (en) : act of deceiving
   

2. conning (en) : act of controlling a ship
   

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Variants

List of all variants of conning that leads to same result
con , conn , conned , conning , cons , conns , conning tower , conning towers

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Forms

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conns, conningly, more conning

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to steer a ship' or 'to manage or control'. The modern sense of 'deceiving or tricking' developed in the late 1800s.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'conning tower' on a submarine comes from the original use of the word 'conning' to mean 'steering a ship'.

2. The phrase 'to pull a fast one' is related to 'conning', meaning to deceive someone in a clever or sneaky way.

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Related Concepts

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1. deception: The act of deceiving or misleading someone, often with the intention of gaining an advantage.

2. fraud: A deliberate misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of a fact to obtain an unfair or unlawful advantage.

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Culture

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In literature, 'conning' has been used to describe the cunning and manipulative behavior of characters in novels and plays. In art, it has been depicted in paintings and sculptures as a representation of deceit and dishonesty.

How to Memorize "conning"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone wearing a striped shirt and a captain's hat, holding a ship's wheel and deceiving someone with a sly smile.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'conning' with the image of a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat or a politician making a campaign promise.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic sentence like 'Cunning Old New Yorkers Inhabit Sailboats, Hiding Opulent Treasures' to help remember the definition.

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