Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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 .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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.
- 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 [Slang, U.S.] a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
bunco .
from 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
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Examples
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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.
In God We...Invest 2010
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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.
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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.
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If you roll three of any kind you gain 5 points, and if you roll three of that round's number (called a bunko) your instantly score 21.
Bunko, DVD's, and Buffets drewan 2003
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Smoke theire Tobacco after a very meane, but I judge Original manner, Onely ye leafe rowled up, and light one end, holdinge ye other between their lips ... this is called a bunko, and by ye Portugals a Cheroota. "
The Social History of Smoking George Latimer Apperson 1897
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And no matter what the glue may be bunko, books, sewing, golf, coffee, etc, one thing is certain.
Archive 2010-05-01 Shirley Damsgaard 2010
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Badger, when you get back from fag bunko please feed my Snatchtrucker.
THX LEMUR 2008
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And no matter what the glue may be bunko, books, sewing, golf, coffee, etc, one thing is certain.
Welcome Elizabeth Lynn Casey!! Shirley Damsgaard 2010
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It's a good one to play when you want to have a conversation in conjunction with the game - a bit like bunko.
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There's even a book called Snake Oil Science, written by a biostatistician and senior Research Methodologist at the University of Maryland, that tells us why alternative and complementary medicine lies somewhere between bunko and hokum.
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