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Synonyms for bunco

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

short-change con scam rook

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

short-change, con, scam, rook, defraud, swindle, diddle, victimize, victimise UK, mulct, gull, hornswoggle slang, nobble slang

Noun

1. Confidence game

confidence game, sting, con game, confidence trick, hustle, flim-flam

Other

gold brick

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To swindle (someone).

  2. n. 1

    A swindle or confidence trick.

Related words

Other spellings
bunko

Forms

Plural
buncos → stings, hustles, flim-flams…
Past participle
buncoed
e.g. buncoed → short-changed, conned, scammed, rooked…

Example sentences

  • con Sami doesn't want an ex-con working at his office.
  • scam I wonder whether or not this is some sort of scam.
  • rook Can a rook in chess attack in a forward direction?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
buncosteady
confalling
scamrising
rookrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
con1
4 letters
scam1, rook1, gull1
5 letters
sting1, mulct1
6 letters
hustle2, diddle2, nobble
7 letters
defraud2, swindle2
9 letters
victimize3, victimise
11 letters
hornswoggle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hustle2 = 2 syllables).