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bunko

noun

Meaning

  1. A swindle or confidence trick.
  2. A parlour game played in teams with three dice, originating in England but popular among suburban women in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century.
  3. A brigand.
  4. To swindle (someone).

Etymology / origin

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Related words

flimflam(English)sting(English)hustle(English)confidence game(English)con game(English)gyp(English)con(English)bunco game(English)imprint(English)manga(English)ascii(English)sora(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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