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skin game
noun
- a dishonest or unscrupulous business operation, scheme, etc.
- any cheating or fraudulent trick.
skin game
noun
- slang.a swindling trick
Word History and Origins
Origin of skin game1
Example Sentences
In the 1971 comedy western “Skin Game,” a chest-length-beard-wearing John Brown appears so crazed that any gains to be made when he disrupts a live slave auction are undermined by the ensuing chaos that he produces in the town.
His criticism was collected into “Notes of a Hanging Judge,” “The All-American Skin Game” and other books.
Crouch’s criticism was collected into “Notes of a Hanging Judge,” “The All-American Skin Game” and other books.
Crouch’s criticism was collected into “Notes of a Hanging Judge,” “The All-American Skin Game” and other books.
In “Skin Game” in the main space, the maverick performance artist and erstwhile sculptor Michael Mahalchick riffs on appropriation and popular culture.
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