bunco
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈbʌŋkoʊ/
- Archaic
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estafa
- She lost her life savings in a bunco scheme promising quick returns on investment.
Examples
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Claire Kane, a.k.a. "The Clown"... is a bunco artist wanted in three states.
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He's wanted in three counties for bunco!
Fiction book (1992) -
This is going to be the best bunco job ever.
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You know what he was, that Bible-beating bunco artist.
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Every bunco man in the country knows Gondorff.
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(And I hate bunco.)
Blog text (12) -
Well, I was there once lookin' for a bunco steerer named 21-Jewel Slim.
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I spent too much time in dumps like this eating Gondorff's dust while you guys in the bunco squads get rich tipping him off!
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THREE COPS--VICE, HOMICIDE, AND BUNCO.
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The detective caught the bunco artist who had cheated many unsuspecting victims.
Synonyms
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7.2
A dishonest trick to get someone's money or things
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6.3
A hidden trick to catch or cheat people often run by police
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7.7
A dishonest plan to cheat people, especially for money
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8.0
A dishonest plan to trick people and take their money
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6.6
A dishonest trick that cheats people out of their money
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8.9
A dishonest trick that gains someone's trust to steal their money
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9.9
A plan to cheat people and take their money
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6.6
A dishonest plan to gain someone's trust and then take their money or things
A trick that cheats people out of their money, often by selling fake property
A trick that cheats people out of money by gambling or selling worthless things
A dishonest scheme that tricks people into giving money, often by selling worthless goods
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Etymology
Bunco is a word for a swindle and probably comes from the name of a cheating game or from a Spanish word used in gambling. A helpful way to remember it is to think of bunco as a quick trick that 'takes your money', which explains why it means a scam.