con-con
n.— «Proponents of the proposed constitutional convention on property taxes refer to it in shorthand speak as a con-con.» —“Codey’s down-to-earth, humorous speech matches the guy” by Bob Ingle Asbury Park Press (N.J.) Jan. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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