cardsharping
Dealing from beneath
Cardsharping is the practice of cheating at card games, typically for money.
A cardsharp uses sleight of hand, marked cards, or other deceptive techniques to gain an unfair advantage.
The term implies professional-level skill in deception rather than amateur fumbling: He made his living through cardsharping on riverboats.
Skillful manual deception
- palmingHiding object in hand
- holdoutOne refusing to participate
- shinerBruised eye socket
- daubApply crudely
crimping · peeking · collusion · signaling · mucking · cooler
Calculated false front
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
chicanery · misdirection · distraction · ruse · sleight · artifice · cunning · wile
Deception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
fleece · bilk · cheat · rigging · stacking · marking · crooked · underhanded
Hearth implement for coals
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- baccaratCard game targeting nine
- faroBanking card game
- stakesPosts or wagers
high-roller · casino · cardroom · betting · wagering · ante · pot · dealer
Skillful hand coordination
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
agility · coordination · practice · mastery · proficiency · adeptness · timing · misdirection
sleight-of-hand
Skillful manual deception
daub · crimping · peeking · collusion · signaling · mucking · cooler
bluff
Calculated false front
subterfuge · chicanery · misdirection · distraction · ruse · sleight · artifice · cunning · wile · pretense
swindle
Deception for financial gain
hustle · fleece · bilk · cheat · rigging · stacking · marking · crooked · underhanded · shady
poker
Hearth implement for coals
stakes · high-roller · casino · cardroom · betting · wagering · ante · pot · dealer · hustler
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
nimbleness · agility · coordination · practice · mastery · proficiency · adeptness · timing · misdirection · showmanship
cardsharpingfair play
Honorable conduct in games
square dealing · honest · fair · fair dealing · square
sharpen, sharpness, sharpening, sharpened, sharpener, sharpeners, unsharpened, cardsharp, resharpen