Bunco

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  • noun. A swindle in which an unsuspecting person is cheated; a confidence game.
  • transitive verb. To swindle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See bunko.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. see bunko.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A swindle or confidence trick.
  • noun. 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.
  • verb. To swindle (someone).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. deprive of by deceit
  • noun. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  • Word Usage
    "The New York _World_ described the transaction between the government and the Morgan Company as a "bunco" game, and charged that"
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    bunko