bunko

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bunko
    n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
         person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
         game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick},
         {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting},
         {flimflam}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bunko \Bun"ko\, n. [Sf. Sp. banco bank, banca a sort of game at
   cards. Cf. {Bank} (in the commercial sense).]
   A kind of swindling game or scheme, originally by means of
   cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling
   tactic. [Written also {bunco}.]
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bunko \Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunkoed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Bunkoing}.]
   To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize
   in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad
   check, etc.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   {Bunko steerer}, a person employed as a decoy in bunko.
      [Slang, U.S.]
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bunco \Bun"co\, n.
   see {bunko}. [Written also {bunko}.]
   [PJC] Buncombe

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