Green’s Dictionary of Slang
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M. Salovesh in Comments on Etymology Feb. 16: The con men at my favorite bar loosened up while I was around [...] That’s how I learned about the ‘big store’: a false-front operation set up for the purpose of separating a wealthy victim from a lot of cash.at big store, n.
M. Salovesh in Comments on Etymology Feb. 15: At various times, one or another of them would try to rope me into some kind of short con.at short con, n.
M. Salovesh in Comments on Etymology Feb. 16: (I knew I was supposed to give those prizes back to the guys who gave them to me, without being obvious about it.) They used my wins as bait for their victims. I couldn’t have told you what a ‘shill’ was back then, but I played the role without understanding the implications.at shill, n.2
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