English Explanatory Dictionary

three-card monte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A confidence game in which the victim, or mark, is tricked into betting a sum of money that they can find the money card, for example the queen of hearts, among three face-down playing cards.

Word forms

three-card monte three-card montes

Synonyms

find the lady follow the bee follow the lady menage-a-card three-card marney three-card trick three-way three-card shuffle triplets

Related words

shell game tosser
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