three-card monte
three-card monte noun: 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.
Noun
three-card monte (usually uncountable, plural three-card montes)
- 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.
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Synonyms of three-card monte
Forms of three-card monte
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Questions about three-card monte
- What does three-card monte mean?
- Three-card monte means 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.
- What part of speech is three-card monte?
- Three-card monte is a noun.
- What is the plural of three-card monte?
- The plural of three-card monte is three-card montes.
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