Found 2 items, similar to Bunko.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: bunko
bunko
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn:
bunco,
bunco game
,
bunko game,
con,
confidence trick,
confidence game
,
con game,
gyp,
hustle,
sting,
flimflam]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bunko
Bunko
\Bun"ko\, n. [Sf. Sp. banco bank, banca a sort of game at
cards. Cf.
Bank (in the commercial sense).]
A kind of swindling game or scheme, originally by means of
cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling
tactic. [Written also
bunco.]
[1913 Webster]
Bunko
\Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Bunkoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bunkoing.]
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bunko steerer, a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
[Slang, U.S.]
[1913 Webster]