bunco

== English == === Alternative forms === bunko === Etymology === Reportedly from Spanish banca, a card game. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʌŋkəʊ/ Rhymes: -ʌŋkəʊ === Noun === bunco (countable and uncountable, plural buncos or buncoes) (US, slang) A swindle or confidence trick. (uncountable) 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. A brigand. ==== Derived terms ==== bunco artist bunco squad bunco-steerer === Verb === bunco (third-person singular simple present buncos, present participle buncoing, simple past and past participle buncoed) (transitive, intransitive, US, slang) To swindle (someone).