verb
- present participle of cully: to deceive or trick someone; to cheat or dupe
Usage: archaic; informal
noun
- the act or practice of deceiving or cheating someone
Usage: archaic; informal
Examples
- The con artist was caught cullying unsuspecting tourists out of their money.
- His cullying schemes eventually landed him in legal trouble.
- She accused him of cullying her into signing the contract.
- The cullying of naive investors was a common practice among fraudsters.
- He made a living by cullying wealthy merchants in the marketplace.