bunko
or bun·co
[buhng-koh]Informal.
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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Related Words for bunko
con, flimflam, hustle, racket, rip-off, sting, swindle, Ponzi, bait-and-switchExamples from the Web for bunko
Historical Examples of bunko
Say, you give me back my eighteen dollars, or I'll——You'll try your bunko game on me, will you?
TorchySewell Ford
Pa says he thinks I was cut out for a bunko steerer, and I may look for that kind of a job.
Peck's Bad Boy and His PaGeorge W. Peck
He cited the operations of bunko swindlers, gamblers and bandits and declared that the city was "wide open."
Spring StreetJames H. Richardson
There were no burglaries, gambling, picking of pockets, bunko swindling or handbook betting.
Spring StreetJames H. Richardson
He tries to tell me that this minin' business is all a bunko game, and that there's a paper out for the boss.
TorchySewell Ford
bunko
noun, verb
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