Bunco

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbʌŋkəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ʌŋkəʊ

Alternative forms

• bunko

Origin

Reportedly from Spanish banca, a card game.

Full definition of bunco

Noun

1. (US, slang) A swindle or confidence trick.
2. 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.

Derived terms

• bunco squad
• bunco-steerer

Verb

1. (transitive, intransitive, US, slang) To swindle (someone).
• 1910 , Erwin Rosen , In the Legion Chapter , They felt very sorry (so they said) for the poor old eleventh company having been buncoed into taking such an awful pack of useless recruits.