A History of Short Words
From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle
SCAM
- Sat, 5 Aug '23
- Con
- Tue, 6 Jun '23
- Plea for money from a foreign prince, perhaps
- Sun, 23 Apr '23
- Bamboozle
- Tue, 13 Sep '22
- Ponzi scheme, for one
- Mon, 6 Jun '22
- Do the hustle?
- Wed, 25 May '22
- Almost every get-rich-quick scheme
- Sat, 30 Apr '22
- Hustle
- Sat, 9 Apr '22
- Racket
- Fri, 4 Feb '22
- Bamboozle
- Mon, 13 Sep '21
- Con job
- Tue, 13 Jul '21
- Email about big lottery winnings, usually
- Mon, 21 Jun '21
- Many a get-rich-quick scheme
- Sun, 25 Apr '21
- Hoodwink
- Mon, 11 Jan '21
- Swindle