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Shell game
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
game of skill
which
requires
the
bettor
to
guess
which of three small
cups
(or
shells
) a
pea-sized
object
is
concealed
under, after the
party
operating
the game
rapidly
rearranges
them,
providing
opportunity
for sleight-of-hand trickery.
●
Any
confidence
scheme
, especially one
involving
the
rapid
movement
of
investment funds
to a
location
beyond recovery.
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