Bunko

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  • noun & verb . undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To victimize, as by a bunko-man.
  • noun. A swindle practised by two or more confederates upon a stranger (generally by gaining his confidence on the ground of alleged previous acquaintance with himself or some of his friends), who is allured to a house, and there fleeced at some game, openly robbed, or otherwise victimized. Also called bunko-game.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad check, etc.
  • transitive verb. a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
  • noun. A kind of swindling game or scheme, originally by means of cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling tactic.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Alternative spelling of bunco.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
    • Word Usage
    "This scheme central the functioning of Wall Street is the definition of the traditional "confidence trick" also known as a bunko, hustle, scam or swindle."
    Form
    bunkoed  bunkoing  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cheat  rig  swindle  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    sting operation  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cheat  
    variant
    bunco  
    verb-form
    bunkoed  bunkoing  bunkos  
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