rooking
Cheating for profit
Rooking is cheating or swindling, especially by overcharging: They've been rooking tourists for years.
The term comes from the rook in chess or the corvid bird, both associated with trickery.
It's somewhat old-fashioned but still understood in British English.
cheating
Deception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- fleeceWool still on sheep
overcharge · defraud · cheat · bilk · grift · hustle · rip-off · gouge
swindle
Deception for financial gain
fleece · overcharge · defraud · cheat · bilk · grift · hustle · rip-off · gouge · extort
corvid
Crow family member
colony · flock · roost · communal · congregation · gregarious · farmland · plumage · foraging · carrion
castle
Fortified medieval residence
benefit to the other party
rookinghelping
Single portion given
benefiting · undercharging · reimbursing · making whole · looking out for
- rookie mistakeBlunder from inexperience
- rookie seasonAthlete's debut year
- rookie cop
- rookie cardPlayer's earliest trading card
- rookie yearAthlete's first professional season
- rookie numbersDismissively low quantities