Bunko

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bunko \Bun"ko\, n. [Sf. Sp. banco bank, banca a sort of game at
     cards. Cf. {Bank} (in the commercial sense).]
     A kind of swindling game or scheme, originally by means of
     cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling
     tactic. [Written also {bunco}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bunko \Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunkoed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Bunkoing}.]
     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.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     {Bunko steerer}, a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
        [Slang, U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bunco \Bun"co\, n.
     see {bunko}. [Written also {bunko}.]
     [PJC] Buncombe

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bunko
       n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
           person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
           game}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence
           game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]