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Bunco

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A swindle in which an unsuspecting person is cheated; a confidence game.

v. To swindle.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A swindle or confidence trick.

n. 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.

v. To swindle (someone).

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. see bunko.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See bunko.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. deprive of by deceit

n. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Word Usage

"The New York _World_ described the transaction between the government and the Morgan Company as a "bunco" game, and charged that"

Variant

bunko

Form

bunco-steerer

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

cheat

Same Context

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