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ˈbʌŋ koʊbunko
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Princeton's WordNet
bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflamnoun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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Bunko, also known as bunco, is a popular parlor game often played in clubs or parties with a group of people. Based on luck, it's a simple dice game where players take turns rolling dice and accumulating points. It originated from 19th-century England and later became popular in the US. The term "bunko" can also refer to a fraudulent activity or scam. It is derived from the Spanish term "banco", referring to a swindle.
Webster Dictionary
Bunkonoun
a kind of swindling game or scheme, by means of cards or by a sham lottery
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bunko
Bunco, bung′kō, n. (U.S.) a form of confidence-trick by which a simple fellow is swindled or taken somewhere and robbed.—v.t. to rob or swindle in such a way.—n. Bunk′o-steer′er, that one of the swindling confederates who allures the victim.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bunko in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bunko in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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