re-conning

re·con

[ri-kon] noun, verb, re·conned, re·con·ning. Informal.
noun
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; by shortening

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recon re·con (rē'kŏn')
n.
The smallest genetic unit capable of recombination.

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recon
reconnaissance
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