Which is correct: Pool SHARP or Pool SHARK?

Question

I used to think it was SHARK but I saw on tv it was SHARP and I can't find it on dictionary.com

Answer 1

It is "Pool Shark" but when you are referring to playing cards it is "Card Sharp".

Answer 2

It IS pool shark.
Pool sharks intention is to hustle a win by pretending they don't play well, and luring a person of lesser skill into playing against them for money.
The pool shark sometimes uses a method called "sharking," the use of distracting, disheartening, enraging or even threatening behavior to throw the other player off so they can win the game.

Answer 3

Pool shark of playing pool.

Answer 4

Hustling is the deceptive act of disguising one's skill in a sport or game with the intent of luring someone of probably lesser skill into gambling (or gambling for higher than current stakes) with the hustler, as a form of confidence trick.

It is most commonly associated with pool (and to an extent other billiards-family games), but also can be performed with regard to other sports and gambling activities. Hustlers may also engage in "sharking" - the use of distracting, disheartening, enraging or even threatening behavior to throw their opponents off. Hustlers are thus often called "pool sharks" (compare "card sharp").

Professional and semi-pro hustlers sometimes work with a "stakehorse" - a person who provides the money for the hustler to bet with (and may assist in the hustling), in exchange for a substantial portion of all winnings.

Answer 5

According to Wikipedia, pool sharp was the original phrase.

Answer 6

go to yahoo search engine . you have explanation about both..as i saw i think pool sharp is correct

Answer 7

shark

Answer 8

I'm almost posiative its shark.

Answer 9

It should be "pool shark." :-)

Answer 10

sharp