Definition of Shell game

Babylon English
shell game
game of deception in which a small ball is hidden under one of three cup shaped objects which are then moved about while onlookers try and guess the ball's location, thimblerig; fraud

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Shell game Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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shell game
Noun
1. a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
(synonym) thimblerig
(hypernym) swindle, cheat, rig

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shell game
shell game
n : a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under [syn: thimblerig]




Shell game Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Shell game
This article deals with the con game. For other meanings, see Shell game (disambiguation).
The shell game (also known as Thimblerig, Three shells and a pea, the old army game) is portrayed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is an illegal confidence trick used to perpetrate fraud. In confidence trick slang, this famous swindle is referred to as a short-con because it is quick and easy to pull off.

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