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bunko

or ²ú³Ü²Ô·³¦´Ç

[ buhng-koh ]

noun

plural bunkos.
  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.


verb (used with object)

bunkoed, bunkoing.
  1. to victimize by a bunko.

bunko

/ ˈ²úʌŋ°ìəʊ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of bunco
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bunko1

1880–85; shortened form of bunkum; -o
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They had got my parents doing things like taking bus trips to factory outlets and playing a dice game called “bunko†and hanging around the piano bar at the Ramada Inn.

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Kathy joined a neighborhood group to play bunko, a social dice game favored by Alpharetta women, many of whom think of it as an excuse to get together and have a few glasses of wine.

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

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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.

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Past experience—you need but one—had prepared me for this "bunko" fruit; but my friend would not believe me, one day in early October—he must taste for himself.

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