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A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess which of three small cups (or shells) a pea-sized object is concealed under, after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Any confidence scheme, especially one involving the rapid movement of investment funds to a location beyond recovery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thimblerig
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: swindle, cheat, rig
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
тука има тука няма
(tuka ima tuka njama)
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Czech:
skořápky
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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German:
Hütchenspiel
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Hungarian:
itt a piros, hol a piros
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Irish:
cluiche sliogán
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Irish:
cleas na méaracán
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Polish:
gra w trzy kubki i groszek
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Romanian:
alba-neagra
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Russian:
напёрстки
(napjórstki)
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Spanish:
trile
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Spanish:
Pepito paga doble
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Spanish:
mosqueta
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Swedish:
bägarspelet
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
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Welsh:
tric y tri gwniadur
— game which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a pea-sized object has been placed
