bunco
Americannoun
noun
verb
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Etymology
Origin of bunco
C19: perhaps from Spanish banca bank (in gambling), from Italian banca bank 1
Example Sentences
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The community has bunco and poker clubs too, she said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023
“It’s a full-time bed and breakfast, but we also host weddings, showers, parties, receptions, bunco groups, bridge groups and Sunday school classes,” Lynn said.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2020
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
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
I was imagining that either Mrs. Magnus was crazy or that some one was trying to bunco her.
From Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
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