Bunco
bunko.
a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.
any misrepresentation.
to victimize by a bunko.
Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
Over the Rocky Mountains R.M. Ballantyne
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Lost in the Forest R.M. Ballantyne
Revolution and Other Essays Jack London
Baseball Joe, Home Run King Lester Chadwick
Dynamite Stories Hudson Maxim
Over the Rocky Mountains R.M. Ballantyne
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Americans All Various
noun (pl) -cos, -kos
a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
verb -cos, -coing, -coed, -kos, -koing, -koed
(transitive) to swindle; cheat
noun, verb
a variant spelling of bunco
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