shell game

Betekenis (Engels)

1. 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.
2. Any confidence scheme, especially one involving the rapid movement of investment funds to a location beyond recovery.

Sinonieme

thimblerig

Vertalings

Hütchenspiel

Pepito paga doble