bunco

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. (slang) A swindle or confidence trick.
2. 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.
3. A brigand.

Verb

To swindle (someone).

Συνώνυμα

swindle

con

gyp

bunko

sting

defraud

diddle

victimize

bunco game

hornswoggle

flimflam

bunko game

dishonest action

underhand action

gip

goldbrick

confidence game

confidence trick

hustle

mulct

con game

nobble

rook

scam

short-change

double cross

bilk

charlatanism

cheat

cheating

chicanery

chouse

circumvent

cod

dupery

gull

hoodwink

outsmart

trick

trickery

bamboozle

take-in

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈbʌŋkəʊ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Reportedly from Spanish banca, a card game.