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shell gamesnounpl. of shell game 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 buncos(or bunkos), cons, fiddles(chiefly British), flimflams, frauds, gyps, hustles, scams, stings, swindles crosses, fixesPonzi schemes, pyramid schemesrackets, rip-offsthimblerigs, three-card montesdevices, dodges, gimmicks, jigs, ploys, schemes, sleights, stratagems, tricks, wilescounterfeits, fakes, forgeries, hoaxes, humbug, phonies(also phoneys), shams |