FRAUD, FRAUDSTER, FRAUDULENT, FRAUDULENTLY
ADJECTIVES
1000 — FAKEN fraudulent, deceitful → obs.
1570 — COVINOUS fraudulent, deceitful, collusive, dishonest → obs.
1623 — IMPOSTORIOUS having the character of an impostor or imposture; fraudulent; deceitful → obs.
1775 — FAKE fraudulent; spurious; counterfeit; false; pretended
1812 — AS GOOD AS CAZ signifies that any projected fraud or robbery may be easily and certainly accomplished
1838 — JIM CROW fraudulent; incompetent; small-time
1840 — CROOKED AS A DOG’S HIND LEG fraudulent, devious, deceptive
.M19 — SHYSTER fraudulent, crooked, corrupt
1862 — DUFFING fraudulent → obs.
1889 — CRONK obtained by fraud; dishonest, corrupt
1937 — SHEENY deceitful, dubious, fraudulent → UK sl.
1949 — EDUCATED fraudulent
1971 — CRONKY fraudulent, dishonest
1990 — FAKE-ASS fraudulent
ADVERBS
1387 — DECEIVABLY deceitfully, fraudulently, falsely → obs.
1802 — ON THE CROSS in a dishonest, fraudulent manner
NOUNS
..924 — FAKEN fraud, guile; wickedness, crime → obs.
..950 — DWALE fraud, deceit → obs.
1000 — FALSE fraud, falsehood, treachery → obs.
1250 — SWIKEDOM fraud, deceit → obs.
1250 — SWIKEHEAD fraud, deceit → obs.
1315 — ABET fraud, cunning, wiles → obs.
1330 — FALSITY fraud, treachery; false or treacherous conduct → obs.
1340 — BARRAT fraud, deception, fraudulent dealing → obs.
1375 — FALSET fraud, falsehood, treachery → obs.
1377 — FAITERY fraud, deception, hypocrisy → obs.
1390 — MALENGIN fraud, deceit, guile → obs.
1400 — JAPE fraud, a deception; a means of deception → obs.
1487 — COVIN fraudulent action of any kind to the injury of another; fraud, deceit, treachery → arch.
1583 — COZENAGE cheating, deception, fraud; a being cheated
1590 — COUNTERFEISANCE a counterfeiting; deceit, fraud, imposture → obs.
1640 — DOPE something designed to deceive or bamboozle; a fraudulent design or action
1640 — RIG a dishonest or fraudulent scheme or enterprise; a trick, a swindle
1647 — FAUSONRY — FAUXONRY fraud, in the legal sense; falsification of deeds or measures, coining false money, etc. → obs.
1664 — JUGGLE an act of deception, an imposture, cheat, fraud
1699 — FUN fraud or deception; a trick played on a person
1750 — HUMBUG a thing which is not really what it pretends to be; an imposture, a deception, fraud, sham
1774 — SCONCING fraud, cheating
1778 — TAKE-IN a fraud, a hoax; a cheat, swindle, deception
1781 — FAWNEY — FAWNEY-DROP — FAWNEY-DROPPING — FAWNEY-RIG — FAWNEY-RIGGING a common fraud: “a fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before the party meant to be cheated, and to whom he disposed of it for less than its supposed, and ten times more than its real, value
..L18 — HOAX a fraud, a deception
..19C — DEREGLES deceptions, fraudulent information
..E19 — LURK a form of fraud in which one pretends some form of distress in order to raise money from the credulous
..E19 — THE CROSS dishonest or fraudulent practices, criminal activities; a fraud or swindle
1805 — GAG fraud, cheating, deception, a hoax
1812 — RAMP any form of swindle or fraud; a swindle or racket involving charging exorbitant prices
1829 — FAKE some form of fraudulent money-making scheme; a dishonest stratagem or action
1830 — RAMPING a defrauding, or swindling; cheating, fraud
.M19 — MAG-STAKE money obtained by fraud or trickery
1852 — GUZZLE a fraud
1855 — DECEPTURE fraud, deceit → obs.
1865 — INTAKE a fraud, cheat, deception, swindle
1866 — DEADBEAT a fraudulent or worthless item
1868 — SKIN GAME fraud, deception, swindling
1874 — FIDDLE fraud, deception, swindling
1888 — TAKE money acquired fraud
1899 — CON GAME fraud, deception, swindling
..20C — F.P. false pretenses, thus fraud
..20C — FUNNY corrupt; fraudulent
..20C — GYP RACKET fraud, swindling
1901 — CON fraud, deception, swindling
1902 — INSOOK a ‘suck in’ fraud (Bk.)
1904 — BUNCO — BUNKO fraud, deceit, deception, swindling
1905 — MARLOCK a fraudulent contrivance or trick (Bk.)
1909 — NICKEL PLATE a fraud, a deception → US sl.
1910 — BAD DOUGH any form of fraudulent documents, counterfeit money, or similar written or printed frauds or forgeries
1910 — LEMON anything worthless or fraudulent, esp. a poor quality drug purchase
1912 — FLIM a swindle; a fraud → US criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
1914 — GYP a fraud or swindle; an act of deception; a hoax; a purchase made at an exorbitant price or the item so purchased
1919 — PUT-ON a fraud, deception, cheat
1924 — READY-UP a fraud. swindle, or conspiracy
1926 — RORT a fraudulent or dishonest practice; a trick, a dodge
1930 — STING a burglary or other act of theft, fraud, etc., esp. a complex and meticulously planned one carried out quickly
1930 — GAFF a fraud, a racket
1930 — OLD MOODY a cunning trick, a fraud
1932 — GASUMPH — GAZOOMPH — GAZUMP — GAZUMPH — GEZUMPH fraud, deception, swindling
1935 — CARVE-UP fraud, deception, swindling, often implying an unfair distribution
1938 — SWITCH a fraudulent substitution
1942 — CON JOB fraud, deception, swindling
1945 — JACK-UP a fraudulent or dishonest practice or arrangement; a trick, a hoax, a swindle
.M20 — BOONDOGGLE a fraud, a dishonest undertaking
1960 — ARCHBISHOP LAUD fraud → rhyming sl.
1963 — HUSTLE a means of fraud or deception
1963 — SCAM a fraudulent bankruptcy
1966 — PROP GAME a fraud racket by which householders are coaxed into paying heavily for unnecessary repairs
1970 — RIP-OFF fraud, deception, swindling
1977 — THE OLD CARL ROSA fraud, deceit → from the rhyming sl. for a poser – Carl Rosa
1980 — SKANK a confidence trick; a fraudulent scheme
1985 — DAISY CHAIN in finance: a collaborative fraudulent scheme for the evasion of corporate or other taxes
NOUNS, PERSON
1611 — QUACKSALVER a fraudster; a cheat; one who professes a knowledge or skill concerning subjects of which he is ignorant
1618 — SMOKE-SELLER a person who deals fraudulently in the fulfilment of bargains or promises → obs.
1631 — SCANDAROON a fraudulent dealer, a swindler, a defrauder → obs.
1638 — QUACK a fraudster; a cheat; one who professes a knowledge or skill concerning subjects of which he is ignorant
1646 — SALTIMBANCO a fraudster; a quack; a charlatan
1674 — OPERATOR a person who lives by fraudulent operations → obs.
1699 — PUTTER-OFF a person who passes something off fraudulently → obs.
..L17 — JOCKEY a fraudulent bargainer; a cheat
1753 — MASON one who acquires goods fraudulently by giving a bill which he does not intend to honour → obs.
1753 — MASONER one who acquires goods fraudulently by giving a bill which he does not intend to honour → obs.
1771 — PACKER a confederate in a fraudulent design; a conspirator; a plotter → obs.
1775 — NIBBING-CULL a fraudulent dealer
1781 — FAWNEY — FAWNEY-MAN one who practices the fraud involving bogus jewellery
1781 — GAGGER a fraudster; a confidence trickster, a cheat, esp. when telling ‘sob stories’ or posing as a deaf mute
1823 — NIBBLER a fraudulent dealer
.M19 — FAWNEY-DROPPER one who practices the ‘fawney-rig’
1856 — BESTER one who gets the better of others by dishonest or fraudulent means; a swindler
1873 — DEADBEAT a fraud, a cheat, an impostor or pretender
1881 — FAKER a fraudster; a confidence trickster
1890 — HIGHBINDER a fraudulent or unscrupulous person; orig. and esp. a politician → derogatory
1914 — FROST a deceptive, dishonest, or fraudulent person
1915 — DOPE a person employed in a fraudulent transaction
1915 — SCALER a fraudster or cheat; a swindler; someone who ‘scales’ a train or tram (avoids paying one’s fare)
1947 — POCATELLO YARDMASTER a fraud; a blowhard
1954 — PAPER-HANGER a criminal whose expertise is the use of fraudulent securities
1966 — BLINDFOLDER a fraud, a deceiver, a cheat
1966 — PROP MAN a fraudster operating the prop game
1972 — SCAMMER a person who earns his living dishonestly, esp. by his wits, as a fraudster, confidence man, swindler, etc.
1973 — GAFFER the ‘straight’ front man for any form of fraud or marginal business
1982 — SNIFFER a claims investigator of unemployment and other benefit fraud
VERBS
1399 — SHAVE to strip a person of money or possessions by fraud, extortion, etc.; to swindle
1591 — VERSE to practise fraud or imposition → obs.
1781 — GAG to act fraudulently, to cheat, to deceive
..19C — BEND to corrupt, to commit some form of fraudulent manoeuvre, esp. as in losing a race deliberately, bribing a policeman or a sporting competitor
1812 — FAKE to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose
1825 — DO SOMEONE OUT OF SOMETHING to deprive someone of something by fraud or unfair means
.M19 — QUACK to promote one’s business through fraudulent claims
1905 — MAKE to acquire by fraud or artifice; to decoy; to steal (Bk.)
1907 — SEND SOMEONE TO THE CLEANERS — TAKE SOMEONE TO THE CLEANERS to fraudulently deprive someone of all or most of their money
1930 — PAD A BILL to fraudulently add items to a bill or to an expense account statement in order to obtain money that one is not actually owed
1933 — PULL A FAST ONE to achieve a clever fraud or swindle; to execute or attempt a deception
1945 — PULL A SWIFTIE — PULL A SWIFTY to achieve a clever fraud or swindle
1982 — RORT to engage in fraudulent or dishonest manipulation of a system, records, an election, etc.
1999 — SPANK to fraudulently amend financial accounts
2000 — SKANK to operate a fraud; to work a confidence trick