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bunco

UK
/ˈbʌŋ.kəʊ/
US
/ˈbʌŋ.koʊ/

Translations

bunconoun
buncos
pl
UK
/ˈbʌŋ.kəʊ/
US
/ˈbʌŋ.koʊ/
The police arrested him for running a bunco scheme.
Полиция арестовала его за организацию мошеннической схемы.
Additional translations
обман
афера
Synonyms
hoax
fraud
con
scam
racket
cheat
swindle
buncoverb
buncoed
Past Simple
buncoed
Past Participle
buncoing
Gerund
UK
/ˈbʌŋ.kəʊ/
US
/ˈbʌŋ.koʊ/
He tried to bunco the tourists by selling them fake tickets.
Он пытался обманывать туристов, продавая им поддельные билеты.
Synonyms
swindle
con
defraud
cheat
dupe
buncoadjective
Used attributively to denote relation to swindling or fraud, e.g., "bunco squad".

Definitions

bunconoun
A swindle or confidence trick.
The police warned the public about a new bunco scheme targeting elderly residents.
A gambling game played with dice, often used as a means of swindling.
The group gathered every Friday night to play bunco, enjoying the thrill of the dice game.
buncoverb
To swindle or cheat someone, typically by trickery or deception.
He was buncoed out of his life savings by a con artist.
buncoadjective
Relating to swindling, fraud, or confidence tricks.
The detective was assigned to the bunco squad that investigated con artists.
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