1. a swindle or confidence game
Usage: informal
2. a dice game played with three dice

1. to swindle or cheat
Usage: informal

Examples

• The elderly woman lost her savings to a bunco scheme.
• Police arrested three men running a bunco operation downtown.
• She plays bunco with her neighbors every Thursday night.
• The bunco group meets monthly at the community center.
• Don’t let them bunco you into buying that overpriced car.
• He tried to bunco tourists with fake jewelry.
• The bunco artist disappeared with their money.