shell game
noun/ˈʃel ɡeɪm/
/ˈʃel ɡeɪm/
(North American English)- the shell game[singular] a game in which three cups are moved around, and players must guess which is the one with a small object under it
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- [countable] an act by an organization or a politician that tricks people in a clever way
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