bunko

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌŋkoʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bung′kō)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bun•ko or bun•co /ˈbʌŋkoʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -kos or -cos. Informal.
  1. a scheme or swindle to take a person's money.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bun•ko  (bung′kō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -kos, v., -koed, -ko•ing. [Informal.]
n. 
  1. a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.
  2. any misrepresentation.

v.t. 
  1. to victimize by a bunko.
Also, bunco. 
  • 1880–85; shortened form of bunkum; compare -o

'bunko' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bunco - bunko steerer

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