Bunco Definition

buŋkō
buncoed, buncoing, buncos
noun
A swindle, esp. at a card game or lottery; confidence game.
Webster's New World
A parlour game played in teams with three dice, originating in England but popular among suburban women in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century.
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verb
To swindle; cheat.
Webster's New World

(intransitive, US, slang) To swindle (someone).

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Other Word Forms of Bunco

Noun

Singular:
bunco
Plural:
buncos

Origin of Bunco

  • Probably alteration of Spanish banca card game from Italian banca bank of Germanic origin bank2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Reportedly from Spanish banca, a card game.

    From Wiktionary

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OCONCO

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