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Definition of shell game noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shell game

noun

/ˈʃel ɡeɪm/

/ˈʃel ɡeɪm/

(North American English)

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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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