bunco(noun, verb) noun1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless propertySimilar word(s): bunko, con, flimflam, hustle, stingDefinition categories: act, cheat, rig, swindle verb1. deprive of by deceitSimilar word(s): con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, victimizeDefinition categories: social, cheat, chisel