Skip to main content

Mug's Game 

Any game you are more likely to lose than win, no matter how sweet the odds or how much it LOOKS like you'll win.
"Hey man, I'm gonna go play poker with Scott. You in?"
"Hell no, that's a mug's game. Scott's a professional magician, are you stupid? He'll rob you blind."
"Alright man, your loss. I like my chances."
Mug's Game by Fresnel February 9, 2010

mug's game 

a fool's game... a game of chance ... a random guess
Investors might discover in the weeks ahead that calling a bottom in the housing downturn is a mug's game.
Wall Street Journal Justin Lahart wrote this sentence
mug's game by Jill M. Landsman January 10, 2007

a mug's game 

an activity in which it is foolish to engage because it is likely to be unsuccessful or dangerous.
a mug's game by Arminkshipper January 1, 2025