con

n 1: an argument opposeed to a proposal [ant: {pro}]

2: a person serving a prison sentence [syn: {convict}, {inmate},

{jailbird}, {gaolbird}]

3: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a

person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco

game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {confidence game}, {con game},

{gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]

adv : on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" [syn: {in

opposition}] [ant: {pro}]

v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"

[syn: {swindle}, {rook}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud},

{mulct}, {gyp}]

2: commit to memory; learn by heart [syn: {memorize}, {learn}]

con

[SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other

sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This

term, unlike many others of SF-fan slang, is widely recognised

even by hackers who aren't {fan}s. "We'd been corresponding on

the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con."

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