- buncoing
- bun·co || 'bʌŋkəʊ v. cheat, swindle, defraud, deceive n. swindling game; cheater, swindler (in card games); deceit, fraud
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
buncoing
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bunco — /bung koh/, n., pl. buncos, v., buncoed, buncoing. Informal. bunko. * * * … Universalium
bunco N. Amer. — bunco N. Amer. informal noun (plural buncos) a swindle or confidence trick. verb (buncoes, buncoing, buncoed) dated swindle or cheat. Origin C19: perh. from Sp. banca, a card game … English new terms dictionary
bunco — ☆ bunco [buŋ′kō ] n. pl. buncos [c. 1875 < Sp banca, card game < It, BANK1] Informal a swindle, esp. at a card game or lottery; confidence game vt. buncoed, buncoing Informal to swindle; cheat … English World dictionary
