bunco
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bunco /ˈbʌŋkəʊ/ N. Amer. informal
▶noun (pl. buncos) a swindle or confidence trick. ▶verb (buncoes, buncoing, buncoed) dated swindle or cheat.
– origin C19: perh. from Sp. banca, a card game.
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