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SHELL GAME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shell game mean?
• SHELL GAME (noun)
The noun SHELL GAME has 1 sense:
1. a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
Familiarity information: SHELL GAME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
shell game; thimblerig
Hypernyms ("shell game" is a kind of...):
cheat; rig; swindle (the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme)
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