bunco
[ buhng-koh ]
/ ˈbʌŋ koʊ /
noun, plural bun·cos, verb, bun·coed, bun·co·ing.
RELATED WORDS
infidelity, betrayal, treason, crook, swindler, hustler, chicanery, scam, trickery, fraud, deception, swindle, deceit, conspiracy, graft, complicity, pretend, delude, mislead, fleece
Nearby words
- buncher resonator,
- bunches,
- bunchflower,
- bunching onion,
- bunchy,
- buncombe,
- bund,
- bundaberg,
- bundelkhand,
- bundesrat
bunko
or bun·co
[ buhng-koh ]
/ ˈbʌŋ koʊ /
noun, plural bun·kos.
a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.
any misrepresentation.
verb (used with object), bun·koed, bun·ko·ing.
to victimize by a bunko.
Origin of bunko
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bunco
bunko
US informal
noun plural -cos or -kos
a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
verb -cos, -coing, -coed, -kos, -koing or -koed
(tr) to swindle; cheat
Word Origin for bunco
C19: perhaps from Spanish banca bank (in gambling), from Italian banca bank 1
bunko
/ (ˈbʌŋkəʊ) /
noun, verb
a variant spelling of bunco
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