From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bunko \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, originally by means of
cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling
tactic. [Written also {bunco}.]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bunco \Bun"co\, n.
see {bunko}. [Written also {bunko}.]
[PJC] Buncombe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bunco
n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick},
{confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting},
{flimflam}]
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my
inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted
her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little
change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick},
{nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct},
{gyp}, {gip}, {hornswoggle}, {short-change}, {con}]
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