Also as "bunko".
See "bunco squad".
The original "bunco" was a dishonest gambling game. Can be used to imply deceit and fraud.
See "bunco squad".
The original "bunco" was a dishonest gambling game. Can be used to imply deceit and fraud.
In the old days, Sgt. Joe Friday and Officer Gannon on the TV show "Dragnet", working out of the bunko squad, would bust some scam artist for conning some little old ladies.
by Earl Buttle July 19, 2005
A lame dice game that ladies use as an excuse for abandoning their families and drinking on a weeknight.
I'm sorry, honey, I can't cook or help with the kids' homework tonight; I am needed at the bunco party.
by wONDERcHIC! July 14, 2010
The bunco squad is those policemen who investigate confidence swindles. In use from the 40's through the 60's. Not usual among law enforcement today.
The original "bunco" was a dishonest gambling game. Perhaps a variant of banco, from Spanish banca, which is a card game similar to "monte".
Eventually the word evolved to mean swindling or fraud of any sort).
Now applied to various groups of poseurs who appear with their wack front.
The original "bunco" was a dishonest gambling game. Perhaps a variant of banco, from Spanish banca, which is a card game similar to "monte".
Eventually the word evolved to mean swindling or fraud of any sort).
Now applied to various groups of poseurs who appear with their wack front.
"The Bunko people are really carrying a needle for the Rube"--W.S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch
Look... Here comes the bunco squad in their rice burner CRXs.
Look... Here comes the bunco squad in their rice burner CRXs.
by Earl Buttle July 19, 2005
The Bunco Babes are getting together for another Margarita Bunco game and are ready to make some noise!
by Ms.Frizzle August 06, 2010