Definitions for bunco

bunco bun·co

Spelling: [buhng-koh]
IPA: /ˈbʌŋ koʊ/

Bunco is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in bunco (bcnou).

Definitions for bunco

noun

  1. bunko.
  2. a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.
  3. any misrepresentation.

verb (used with object)

  1. to victimize by a bunko.

Origin of bunco

1880-85; shortened form of bunkum; cf. -o

Examples for bunco

At this point bunco was interrupted by a shout of “Land ho!”

Giovanni had no bad habits, and the bunco man failed to lure him.

If we are truthful with ourselves we acknowledge a share of the bunco game.

You try to bunco me and now you conspire with an imbecile to humble me into the dust.

Ever see so many tin-horns and bunco people bunched in all your round-ups?

They judged by the calibre of the men interested, and branded it a bunco game.

Dey do us no harm,” said bunco, grinning, “only chok full ob fun!

MORE ---------- Ron Paul: Still a bunco Artist By David Frum It's sad and squalid that Ron Paul finished ahead of Jon Huntsman.

The active trapper and bunco were at their heels in a moment.

bunco grinned at this, and observed that it was “time for hims be go sleep.”

Word Value for bunco
Scrable

9

Words with friends

13

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