bunco
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noun \ˈbəŋ-(ˌ)kō\ plural buncos or bunkos
Definition of BUNCO
: a swindling game or scheme
— bunco transitive verb
Variants of BUNCO
bun·co or bun·ko \ˈbəŋ-(ˌ)kō\
Examples of BUNCO
- <they were experts at that bunco, having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years>
Origin of BUNCO
perhaps alteration of Spanish banca bench, banking, bank in gambling, from Italian — more at bank
First Known Use: 1872
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