sim con
n.— «But several customers wandered off to look at other cars: DeVilles with vinyl and fabric tops. “They’re sim cons,” said Elliott Moorman, a salesman. “Simulated convertibles. The factory doesn’t do those.”» —“Vinyl Tops Endure, Stylish Or Not” by Phil Patton New York Times Oct. 10, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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