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bunko

[buhng-koh] / ˈbʌŋ koʊ /
NOUN
confidence game
Synonyms
WEAK
Ponzi bait and switch boiler room bunco game con con game confidence trick flimflam hustle racket ripoff shell game skin game sting swindle
NOUN
con game
Synonyms
WEAK
Ponzi bait and switch boiler room bunco game con con job confidence trick flimflam hustle racket ripoff shell game skin game sting swindle

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

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

I do not know anything excepting that I have addressed several bunko parties attended by ladies exclusively.

From Time Magazine Archive

Truman also said that the television report had been "fixed up by BBDO"�which he defined as "bunko, bull, deceit and obfuscation."

From Time Magazine Archive

Then I don’t care to bunko anybody, and unless my arm comes back I won’t be worth the money the Feds have offered for my services.

From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Standish, Burt L.