shell game

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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.

Synonimy

thimblerig

Tłumaczenia

Hütchenspiel

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