Meaning of BUNKO
| Pronunciation: | | 'bungkow
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| | Definition: | | [n] a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
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| | Synonyms: | | bunco, bunco game, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting |
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| | See Also: | | cheat, rig, swindle | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bun"ko\, n. [Sf. Sp. banco bank, banca a sort of game at
cards. Cf. {Bank} (in the commercial sense).]
A kind of swindling game or scheme, by means of cards or by a
sham lottery. [Written also {bunco}.]
{Bunko steerer}, a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
[Slang, U.S.]
\Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunkoed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bunkoing}.]
To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize
in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad
check, etc.
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