What is another word for shell game?
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈɛl ɡˈe͡ɪm], [ ʃˈɛl ɡˈeɪm], [ ʃ_ˈɛ_l ɡ_ˈeɪ_m]
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Synonyms for Shell game:
n.
• act (noun) • cheat (noun)- buncos,
- bamboozlements,
- doubledealing,
- shady deals,
- fast shuffles,
- cozenings,
- fast ones,
- hankypanky,
- bill goods,
- hoaxings,
- puton.
- diddlings,
- guiltinesses,
- flams,
- bait switches,
- bait and switch,
- bait and switches,
- fradulent artifices,
- bait switch.
- rig,
- frame up,
- double-dealing,
- scam,
- frame-up,
- bamboozlement,
- razzle-dazzle,
- frame-ups,
- chicane,
- stab in back,
- infidelity,
- jazz,
- dupery,
- ripoff,
- cheat,
- run around,
- Hanky Panky,
- shady deal,
- doublecross,
- sell,
- treachery,
- Double dealing,
- confidence game,
- jive,
- sharp practice,
- collusion,
- victimization,
- dirty dealing,
- cover up,
- double cross,
- skin game,
- trickery,
- knavery,
- fast one,
- falseness,
- Flam,
- bunco,
- swindle,
- fraud,
- fourberie,
- guiltiness,
- grift,
- funny business,
- fast shuffle,
- fradulent artifice,
- Knaveries,
- dirty trick,
- jives,
- chicanes,
- intrigues,
- treacherousness.
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How to use "Shell game" in context?
Since the early 20th century, there has been a popular game called the shell game. The game is simple; players put a number ball into a cup and then use their fingers to peel off the silver ball. The goal is to get the silver ball to the bottom of the cup without anyone Knowing the number.
In the shell game, there are generally two types of players- the catcher and the runner. The catcher is the one who puts the ball into the cup, while the runner is the one who is trying to get the ball out.
Homophones for Shell game:
- seclusion, solecism, social occasion, salesman, saleswoman, siloxane, sealskin, silicone, sloe gin, slogan, syllogism, silly season, social season, salishan, skull session, socialism, selachian, silicon, silken, slacken, Sciolism, schlesien, selsyn.
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