Hustle
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'''Hustle''' may mean:
==Slang==
*[[Hustling|Hustle]], to use a gambling technique in which a player hides his/her true skill while betting on billiards games in order to trick the opponent into significantly raising the stakes, and only then playing at full capability (or in a broader usage, engaging in a similar strategy when betting on other activities)
*Street hustle: To act as a [[Male prostitution|male prostitute]] and/or [[pimp]], or (in a broader usage) a [[Confidence trick|grifter]], or (in an even broader usage common in [[hip hop culture]]) someone who gets by in life any way that they can
:''See also [[Lumpenproletariat]].''
==Entertainment==
*[[Hustle (dance)]], a disco dance, popularized by the song, below
*"[[The Hustle (song)|The Hustle]]", a disco song by [[Van McCoy]] which was inspired by and helped popularize the dance, above
*[[Hustle (1975 film)|''Hustle'' (1975 film)]], a neo-''noir'' movie starring [[Burt Reynolds]] as a private investigator
*[[Hustle (2004 film)|''Hustle'' (2004 film)]], an ESPN made-for-TV movie about Pete Rose
*[[Hustle (TV series)|''Hustle'' (TV series)]], a drama series launched in 2004, shown on BBC One in the UK and AMC in the US
*''[[The Hustle]]'', an album by G. Love & Special Sauce
*[[Hustle (video game)|''Hustle'' (video game)]], a 1977 [[arcade game]]
*[[Hustle (professional wrestling)|HUSTLE]], a professional wrestling promotion company in Japan
==Sports==
*In [[basketball]], to hustle means to run down the court quickly to get a pass or a free ball (from the original meaning of the word, "to go quickly").
:''See also the sports and gaming gambling technique above under "[[#Slang|Slang]]".''
==See also==
* [[Hustler (disambiguation)]]
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