con trick

British  

noun

1. informal a shortened form of confidence trick

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Example Sentences

Awarding the show three stars, the Telegraph's Claire Allfree said the "unstable, performative nature of identity, and its analogous resonance for theatre - the ultimate con trick - are familiar conceits".

From BBC

The Simulmatics story is also an early example of using big data as a con trick, making claims it could not back up.

From The Guardian

Many in Labour viewed the EEC as a business-led Tory con trick.

From BBC

The SNP's candidate for Airdrie and Shotts, Neil Gray, said the campaign by the Conservatives in Scotland was a "blatant con trick".

From BBC

"And the Tory campaign in Scotland is a blatant con trick, whatever they say, a vote for the Tories will simply endorse a deeply damaging Brexit that will hit jobs, living standards and reduce workers rights."

From BBC