bunco

noun bun·co \ˈbəŋ-(ˌ)kō\

plural buncos or bunkos

Definition of BUNCO

: a swindling game or scheme

— bunco transitive verb

bun·co or bun·ko \ˈbəŋ-(ˌ)kō\

perhaps alteration of Spanish banca bench, banking, bank in gambling, from Italian — more at bank

First Known Use: 1872

Synonyms: fraud (or bunko), con, fiddle [chiefly British], flimflam, gyp, hustle, scam, shell game, sting, swindle

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