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verb · transitive · rare

bunco

bunco · buncos · buncoed · buncoing

To swindleTo swindle (someone).

/ˈbʌŋkəʊ/

Meaning

1 senses

(US, slang)To swindle (someone).

More definitions

deprive of by deceit

Origin

Reportedly from Spanish banca, a card game.

Reportedly from Spanish banca, a card game.

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Forms

buncos, buncoing, buncoed, buncoed

Base form	bunco · to bunco
3rd person singular	buncos
Present participle	buncoing
Past simple	buncoed
Past participle	buncoed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bunco
he, she, it	buncos

Past simpleLesson

all persons

buncoed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have buncoed
he, she, it	has buncoed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bunco

Synonyms

12 synonyms

Close in meaning

deprive of by deceit:victimize swindle rook goldbrick nobble diddle defraud scam

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

bunB2 bunchB1 bundle bung

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