Found 2 items, similar to bunco.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bunco bunco n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game , con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam] v : 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” [syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, con]
English → English (gcide) Definition: bunco 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]