con job

noun

Informal.

1. an act or instance of duping or swindling.

2. an act or instance of lying or talking glibly to convince others or get one's way.

Word History and Origins

Origin of con job¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

“Affordability is a lie when used by the Dems. It is a complete CON JOB,” he wrote Friday on social media.

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The president, Reich wrote, “called it ‘a new word’ and said Republicans had not talked about it, then blasted it as a Democratic ‘con job’ and declared ‘I don’t want to hear about the affordability.’

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He said affordability was a "new word", and a "con job" by Democrats.

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"This 'climate change' - it's the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world," he told the UN General Assembly in September.

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The president called Democrats’ contention that affordability played a role in Tuesday’s election a “con job,” and he asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to help him make his case to reporters in the room.

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