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bun•ko



Pronunciation: (bung'kō), [key]
n., pl. -kos,
v., -koed, -ko•ing.
Informal.

n.
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.

v.t.
to victimize by a bunko. Also,bunco.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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