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bun·co also bun·ko  audio  (bngk) KEY  Informal

NOUN:
pl. bun·cos, also bun·kos
A swindle in which an unsuspecting person is cheated; a confidence game.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
bun·coed, also bun·koed bun·co·ing, bun·ko·ing bun·cos, bun·kos
To swindle.
ETYMOLOGY:
Probably alteration of Spanish banca, card game, from Italian banca, bank, of Germanic origin ; see bank2


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