con artistry
English
editEtymology
editFrom con artist + -ry.
Noun
edit- Synonym of conmanship.
- 2015, Terry Williams, Trevor B. Milton, The Con Men: Hustling in New York City, page 8:
- Hustling and con artistry differ in a few key respects.
- 2018, Amanda Claybaugh, The Novel of Purpose, page 63:
- Dismal Jemmy's con artistry estranges the cautionary temperance tale in two crucial ways. With respect to the narrative's performative dimension, con artistry disables its reformist effects.
- 2019, Jill Elaine Hasday, Intimate Lies and the Law, page 37:
- As we will see, the law often seeks to differentiate con artistry from other varieties of intimate deception.
- 2022, Dr. Daniel Brubaker, Psychosocial Political Dysfunction of the Republican Party:
- This is a subtype of sociopaths that incorporate con artistry. Nevertheless, Bill Eddy does not include psychopaths in con artistry.