"badger game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: badger games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} badger game (plural badger games)
  1. An extortion scheme in which the victim is tricked into a compromising position (typically a sexual encounter) and then blackmailed. Wikipedia link: badger game
    Sense id: en-badger_game-en-noun-26DHDj8Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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