Associations to the word «Bunco»

Wiktionary

BUNCO, noun. (US) (slang) A swindle or confidence trick.
BUNCO, noun. A parlour game played in teams with three dice, originating in England but popular among suburban women in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century.
BUNCO, noun. Brigand
BUNCO, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) (US) (slang) To swindle (someone).

Dictionary definition

BUNCO, noun. A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
BUNCO, verb. 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".

Wise words

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