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Kansas City Shuffle
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The first appearance of the term is in the 1926 song "Kansas City Shuffle" by jazz pianist Bennie Moten. It was recorded in Chicago, Illinois and released on the Victor record label.

The song's lyrics are as follows:

Its a blindfold kick back type of a game Callled the Kansas City Shuffle Whereas you look left and they fall right Into the Kansas City Shuffle Its a they-think you-think you don't know Type of Kansas City hustle Where you take your time Wait your turn And hang them up, and out to dry (indistinct voice) Its a shakedown switch arrive in town Type of Kansas City Shuffle Gotta' make both sides and let it ride On the Kansas City Shuffle Now the tables turned the lessons learned You've gotta earn yourself some trouble Revenge like this, never sweet- You've got yourself a long ride home (indistinct voice)

The song refers to an an advanced form of confidence game employing misdirection, subterfuge, and playing on the "mark(s)" arrogance and/or self-loathing. The relevance to a direction stated at the beginning of the con has no bearing to the shuffle. Poking your finger into a person's chest and flicking their nose when they look down, or a head juke in sports, are simple examples of a Kansas City Shuffle. Commonly in the shuffle, hints and clues are deliberately left in plain sight. When the shuffle is finally revealed to the mark(s), denial and disbelief are the most common reactions, and these are typically intensified by their failure to see the clues that, in hindsight, should have been obvious.

The Kansas City Shuffle: a "Kansas City Shuffle" is a most clever deception, one that requires thought on the part of the inciter and great ignorance on the part of the deceived. The primary goal of the Kansas City Shuffle is to catch one completely off-guard and unaware so that trickery can take place.

The movie Lucky Number Sleven's plot was an example of The Kansas City Shuffle at its best.