bunco
noun
bun·co
ˈbəŋ-(ˌ)kō 
variants
or bunko
plural buncos or bunkos
: a swindling game or scheme
bunco
transitive verb
Synonyms
Examples of bunco in a Sentence
they were experts at that bunco, having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years
Recent Examples on the Web
The event includes bunco, a silent auction and barbecue lunch.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
The tragedy also strengthened community bonds, with families who didn’t lose homes hosting families that did for weeks at a time, and bunco and happy hour groups forming among new friends who had barely known each other before the blaze.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
Women’s club hosting bunco fundraisers The Sweetwater Women’s Club hosts bunco from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, starting Aug. 8, at 3855 Sweetwater Road.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
Women’s Club hosting bunco fundraisers The Sweetwater Women’s Club hosts bunco from 1 to 3:30 p.m. monthly on the second Tuesday of the month starting Aug. 8 at 3855 Sweetwater Road, Bonita.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2023
By nightfall, there was just one activity left on the agenda: a game of bunco.
—New York Times, 12 Feb. 2021
But at least Biden officials have become alert to the risks of the defense establishment’s indulgence of the UFO bunco.
—WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
The group organizes weekly and monthly events including dinners, dances, bingo and bunco.
—Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 June 2018
Invite your bunco club or friends who have never played.
—'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 30 Mar. 2018
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
The tragedy also strengthened community bonds, with families who didn’t lose homes hosting families that did for weeks at a time, and bunco and happy hour groups forming among new friends who had barely known each other before the blaze.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
Women’s club hosting bunco fundraisers The Sweetwater Women’s Club hosts bunco from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, starting Aug. 8, at 3855 Sweetwater Road.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
Women’s Club hosting bunco fundraisers The Sweetwater Women’s Club hosts bunco from 1 to 3:30 p.m. monthly on the second Tuesday of the month starting Aug. 8 at 3855 Sweetwater Road, Bonita.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2023
By nightfall, there was just one activity left on the agenda: a game of bunco.
—New York Times, 12 Feb. 2021
But at least Biden officials have become alert to the risks of the defense establishment’s indulgence of the UFO bunco.
—WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
The group organizes weekly and monthly events including dinners, dances, bingo and bunco.
—Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 June 2018
Invite your bunco club or friends who have never played.
—'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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“Bunco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunco. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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