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bunco

American  
[buhng-koh] / ˈbʌŋ koʊ /

noun

  • buncos
    plural
  1. bunko.


bunco British  
/ ˈbʊŋkəʊ /

noun

  1. a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to swindle; cheat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of bunco

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


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I was later informed that each hostess does NOT have the right to set safety protocols for her own home while playing bunco.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2021

The Middle Sister name “evokes powerful emotions” in women said Ms. Wheatley, who further noted that the wines are particularly popular at “baby showers and bunco parties.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2018

In north Alabama, groups organized bra painting parties, art auctions, fashion shows, walks and bunco parties.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 7, 2018

The true story of a Pennsylvania bandleader and well-meaning bunco artist makes for some highly entertaining comedy in writer-director Maya Forbes’ “The Polka King.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2018

But bunco games or con games, whatever you call them, aren't a federal offense!

From The Blue Ghost Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

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