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bunco definition

☆ bunco (buŋ′kō)

noun pl. buncos -·cos

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

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

transitive verb buncoed -·coed, buncoing -·co·ing

Informal to swindle; cheat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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