To cheat or defraud someone out of money or property through dishonest tricks; a dishonest scheme or scam.
From German 'Schwindel,' originally meaning 'dizziness' or 'giddiness,' from 'schwinden' meaning 'to disappear.' Came to mean a fraudulent scheme that makes people dizzy with confusion.
The word 'swindle' comes from German slang meaning 'dizziness'—because con artists make victims so confused and disoriented that they don't notice the theft happening!
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