n. pl. bun·cos also bun·kos A swindle in which an unsuspecting person is cheated; a confidence game. tr.v. bun·coed, bun·co·ing, bun·cos also bun·koed or bun·ko·ing or bun·kos To swindle. [Probably alteration of Spanish banca, card game, from Italian banca, bank, of Germanic origin; see BANK2.] |
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