three-card monte
Kümmelblättchen
A confidence game in which the victim, or mark, is tricked into betting a sum of money…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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)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.
Kümmelblättchen
More definitions
- a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
Translations
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By meaning 1
confidence trick:
Forms
plural: three-card montes| Singular | three-card monte |
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uncountable
Synonyms
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Close in meaning
- a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time:monte
Word family
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