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shell gamenoun an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of valueit's amazing how intelligent people fall for that investment-fund shell game bunco(or bunko), con, fiddle(chiefly British), flimflam, fraud, gyp, hustle, scam, sting, swindle cross, fixPonzi scheme, pyramid schemeracket, rip-offthimblerig, three-card montedevice, dodge, gimmick, jig, ploy, scheme, sleight, stratagem, trick, wilegouging, overcharging, soakingcounterfeit, fake, forgery, hoax, humbug, phony(also phoney), sham in 1890 |