bunco

[ buhng-koh ]

noun

buncoed buncoingplural: buncos

1. bunko.

bunco

/ ˈbʊŋkəʊ /

noun

1. a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters

verb

1. tr to swindle; cheat

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunco¹

C19: perhaps from Spanish banca bank (in gambling), from Italian banca bank ¹

Example Sentences

MORE ---------- Ron Paul: Still a Bunco Artist By David Frum It's sad and squalid that Ron Paul finished ahead of Jon Huntsman.

From The Daily Beast

The wandering vagabond considers him the "bunco-man" of the beggars' world, and that is a good name.

From Project Gutenberg

The hold-up man—the card-sharp—the bunco-steerer—the get-rich-quick stock-broker fall "easy game" to the detective thus disguised.

From Project Gutenberg

I won't bunco my neighbors an' I ain't goin' to 'low you to do it with any proposition I'm interested in.

From Project Gutenberg

For fraud, exploited by the skillfulest of advertising bunco men, is the basis of the trade.

From Project Gutenberg

This is one of the greatest bunco games ever practiced upon workingmen.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chicanery
• deception
• fraud
• scam
• swindle
• trick
• trickery