shell game noun
plural shell games
plural shell games
Learner's definition of SHELL GAME
[count] US
: a dishonest betting game in which someone hides a ball under one of three cups or shells, moves the cups or shells around quickly, and asks an observer to guess which one the ball is under果壳猜测游戏(用三个杯子或果壳,在其中一个下面藏豆一粒,然后快速变换三者位置,猜中豆粒位置者赢) —
often used figuratively to describe dishonest actions that are done to trick people(常用作比喻)骗人把戏