thimblerig

• Nom désignant une escroquerie fondée sur un tour de passe-passe, dans laquelle la victime doit deviner sous lequel de trois objets, généralement des dés à coudre ou des gobelets, se trouve une petite boule ou un pois.

A noun referring to a fraudulent sleight-of-hand game in which the victim guesses which of three objects, typically thimbles or cups, conceals a small pellet or ball.

1. Swindling gameC2formalbritish

   A fraudulent game of skill and chance where a pellet is hidden under one of three thimbles or cups, and the victim bets on its location.

   Jeu de bonneteau

   • The street performer was arrested for running a thimblerig scam.
   • He lost all his money playing thimblerig in the market.
   • Thimblerig is an old trick that still fools people today.

   Synonymesshell game