bunko

[buhng-koh]

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noun

a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.

any misrepresentation.

verb (used with object)

to victimize by a bunko.

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Also, bunco.

Origin:
1880–85; shortened form of bunkum; compare -o

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bunco or informal (US) bunko (ˈbʊŋkəʊ)

—n , pl -cos, -kos
1.	a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters

—vb , -cos, -kos, -cos, -coing, -coed, -kos, -koing, -koed
2.	(tr) to swindle; cheat

[C19: perhaps from Spanish banca bank (in gambling), from Italian bancabank¹]

bunko or informal (US) bunko

—n

—vb

[C19: perhaps from Spanish banca bank (in gambling), from Italian bancabank¹]

bunko (ˈbʌŋkəʊ)

—n, —vb
	a variant spelling of bunco

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