three-card monte
noun
: a gambling game in which the dealer shows three cards, shuffles them, places them face down, and invites spectators to bet they can identify the location of a particular card
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But what Booth desperately wants is for Linc to teach him the art of three-card monte, and to work with him on the street.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
These characters are fluent in three-card monte rap, no cards required.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Smith, according to law enforcement, was basically playing three-card monte with wire transfers and bogus bank statements to help cover his high times and high-risk investments.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
Or can one side be played as a sucker during a game of three-card monte on the sidewalk outside the dingy bus terminal?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
These characters are fluent in three-card monte rap, no cards required.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Smith, according to law enforcement, was basically playing three-card monte with wire transfers and bogus bank statements to help cover his high times and high-risk investments.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
Or can one side be played as a sucker during a game of three-card monte on the sidewalk outside the dingy bus terminal?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for three-card monte
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“Three-card monte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-card%20monte. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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