find the lady
Card con game
Find the lady is a name for the three-card monte scam, where a dealer shuffles three cards face-down and the mark tries to track a target card—usually a queen.
The game is rigged through sleight of hand, making it impossible to win.
The phrase sometimes extends to any confidence trick involving misdirection: It's all find the lady with these guys.
Sleight-of-hand street con
- shell gameStreet swindle with cups
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
hustle · mark · sucker · sting · confidence trick · flimflam · street hustle · sharpie
Stake on uncertainty
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- stakesPosts or wagers
- antePre-deal poker payment
dealer · shuffle · cards · playing cards · queen · deck · house edge · luck
Public-space entertainer seeking donations
- crowdLarge public gathering
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- pavementHard road covering
- spectatorsThose who observe events
lookout · accomplice · shill · pedestrian · passerby · urban · vendors · cardboard box
three-card monte
Sleight-of-hand street con
- shell gameStreet swindle with cups
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- swindleDeception for financial gain
grifter · hustle · mark · sucker · sting · confidence trick · flimflam · street hustle · sharpie · cardsharp
wager
Stake on uncertainty
ante · dealer · shuffle · cards · playing cards · queen · deck · house edge · luck · risk
busker
Public-space entertainer seeking donations
spectators · lookout · accomplice · shill · pedestrian · passerby · urban · vendors · cardboard box · folding table