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shell game
noun
- a sleight-of-hand swindling game resembling thimblerig but employing walnut shells or the like instead of thimblelike cups.
- any deceit, swindle, fraud, or the like.
shell game
noun
- the US name for thimblerig
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of shell game1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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This is a typical shell game that conservatives play.
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This atomic shell game would cover an area about the size of the state of Alabama.
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But there’s a bit of a shell game going on when it comes to Vance’s poverty credentials.
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Each had a sea sponge underneath, like a rigged shell game.
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