bunko

Example Sentences

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Neighbors knew her from the monthly gathering of women who rotated between homes for games of the dice game bunko.

From Time • Dec. 17, 2012

Caan, a perennially baffled ex-con, basically plays straight man to Boyle as a bunko artist-bandleader and Lasser as the band leader's addled spouse, both of whom are amiably funny throughout.

From Time Magazine Archive

To date, the efforts by police bunko squads and civic associations to clean up the repair industry have resulted in licensing laws for various types of servicemen in several states.

From Time Magazine Archive

Johnny sniffs the scent of a bunko artist at work as soon as the good little girl donates .all her cash to a mission house.

From Time Magazine Archive

He tries to tell me that this minin' business is all a bunko game, and that there's a paper out for the boss.

From Torchy by Brehm, George