About The Word Bunko
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Bunko
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What's The Definition Of Bunko?
[n] a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bunko: bunco | bunco game | bunko game | con | con game | confidence game | confidence trick | flimflam | gyp | hustle | sting Related Terms | Find terms related to Bunko: See Also | cheat | rig | swindle Bunko In Webster's Dictionary \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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