Gentlemen's Bet
A variation on the gentlemen's agreement is the gentlemen's bet, wherein there is nothing to win or lose through the bet, other than the honor of winning and shame of losing.
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“The gentlemen [at a ball], as they passed and repassed, looked as if they thought we were quite at their disposal, and only waiting for the honour of their commands; and they sauntered about, in a careless indolent manner, as if with a view to keep us in suspense.... I thought it so provoking, that I determined in my own mind that, far from humouring such airs, I would rather not dance at all.”
—Frances Burney (17521840)
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—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (18351910)