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☆ bunco (buŋ′kō)

noun pl. -·cos

Informal a swindle, esp. at a card game or lottery; confidence game

Etymology: c. 1875 < Sp banca, card game < It, bank

transitive verb -·coed, -·co·ing

Informal to swindle; cheat

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