English Dictionary

shell game

noun

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.

He was caught playing a shell game at the carnival.

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

Any confidence scheme, especially one involving the rapid movement of investment funds to a location beyond recovery.