What is another word for thimblerig?

Pronunciation: [θˈɪmbə͡lɹˌɪɡ] (IPA)

Thimblerig, also known as the shell game, is a classic street trick where a small ball or pea is hidden under one of three small cups or shells, and the player must guess which one it is under after the shells have been moved around. Thimblerigging is also a term used to describe the practice of conning people through sleight of hand. Synonyms for thimblerig include shell game, cups and balls, pea and thimble, three-card monte, and Find the Lady. These games are typically associated with street performers and hustlers trying to deceive unsuspecting passersby. Be wary of these tricks and always remember that the house always wins.

What are the hypernyms for Thimblerig?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Thimblerig

For there is something or other in my nature which makes me feel greatly shocked when I see a cavalier make a buffoon of himself, and taking pride in being able to play at thimblerig, and in dancing the chacona to perfection, I know a cavalier who boasted, that he had, at the request of a sacristan, cut out thirty-two paper ornaments, to stick upon the black cloth over a monument; and he was so proud of his performance that he took his friends to see it, as though he were showing them pennons and trophies taken from the enemy, and hung over the tombs of his forefathers.
"The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
How terribly alike are all human rogueries, whether the scene be a conference at Vienna, or the tent of a thimblerig at Ascot!
"The Fortunes Of Glencore"
Charles James Lever
I do not permit any man to thimblerig his debts to me into my debts to him.
"The Plum Tree"
David Graham Phillips

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