"Kansas City shuffle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Kansas City shuffles [plural]
Etymology: In reference to a bet about the location of Kansas City. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Kansas City shuffle}} Kansas City shuffle (plural Kansas City shuffles)
  1. An advanced form of a confidence trick where the mark is aware of being involved in a swindle and believes that the swindler can be outsmarted.
    Sense id: en-Kansas_City_shuffle-en-noun-iaAcP3l3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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