coniacker
(mostly, US, dated) A counterfeiter, a dealer in counterfeit money.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(mostly, US, dated) A counterfeiter, a dealer in counterfeit money.
Origin: From Cogniac Street, a location in Dunham, Quebec close to the United States-Canada border from which a significant amount of counterfeiting took place in the 18th century and early 19th century. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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