| 单词 | pigeon drop |
| 释义 | pigeon drop a confidence game or sleight-of-hand swindle whereby cash is extracted from the victim as collateral for a supposed share in a large sum of discovered money, dishonest profits, or gambling winnings, which in fact are nonexistent. [1935-40, Amer.; so called because such swindles orig. began with the dropping of a wallet in front of the intended victim, the pigeon] |
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