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单词 pigeon drop
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pigeon drop′, 
  1. 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.
  • so called because such swindles origin, originally began with the dropping of a wallet in front of the intended victim, the pigeon 1935–40, American.

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