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How to pronounce bunco in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, sting
Type of cheat, rig, swindle
Has types sting operation
Type Words
Synonyms con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize
Type of cheat, chisel, rip off
Has types short, short-change

Examples of bunco

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Both worked for Big Joe Furey, a bunco artist who specialized in stock swindles.
From the businessweek.com
Nonmusical offerings include a computer lab, pinochle, bingo, bunco and aerobics.
From the courier-journal.com
After each bunco party Karen types and distributes new recipes to add to the books.
From the dailyherald.com
Bunco Babes Benefit for Art will feature food and festivities and prizes.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Bunco is played in rounds at tables of four in competing teams of two.
From the orlandosentinel.com
She belonged to a bridge club and met often with friends to play bunco.
From the sacbee.com
Activities include a book chat, tai chi, bridge, bunco and other games.
From the sacbee.com
In Contra Costa County, Calif., women's bunco games rival bridge parties in popularity.
From the time.com
Many of the women played bunco together once a month.
From the dallasnews.com
More examples
  • A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  • Victimize: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
  • Bunco (also Bunko or Bonko) is a parlour game played in teams with three dice.
  • Bunco is a fast paced yet easy game played with dice.
  • A con game; a swindle.