ALL meanings of shell game
shell game
S s - noun shell game guessing game 1
- noun shell game cheat, fraud 1
- noun shell game a sleight-of-hand swindling game resembling thimblerig but employing walnut shells or the like instead of thimblelike cups. 1
- noun shell game any deceit, swindle, fraud, or the like. 1
- noun shell game a game, typically a swindle, in which spectators are challenged to bet on the location of a small object ostensibly concealed under one of three cups or nutshells manipulated by sleight of hand 0
- noun shell game any scheme for tricking and cheating people 0