bunco

Noun

1. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) A swindle or confidence trick.
2. (uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) A brigand.

Verb

To swindle (someone).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌŋkəʊ/

Etymology

Reportedly from Spanish banca, a card game.

Synonyms

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

Translations

κλέβω

defraudar

απάτη

estafa

frauder

απατηλό παιγνίδι

entabanada

arnaquer

charlatanerie

escroquer

estafar

tromper

abus de confiance

escroquerie

frau