Pythagorean cups

A form of Pythagorean cup — A practical joke device in a form of a drinking cup, sometimes used to make statements about greed. When it is filled beyond a certain point, a siphoning effect causes the cup to drain its entire contents through the base.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Pythagorean cup
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Pythagorean cups. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pythagorean%20cups

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“Pythagorean cups.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pythagorean%20cups. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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