gyp

(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property. Synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, hustle, sting, flimflam.

(verb) deprive of by deceit. Synonyms: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con. Examples: "He swindled me out of my inheritance." "She defrauded the customers who trusted her." "The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change."