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bunco

('b/@//N/k/oU/ )

noun (n)

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property(noun.act)

Synonym:
bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

deprive of by deceit(verb.social)

Synonym:
con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize

source: wordnet30

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