Bunce
name, noun, verb, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A bonus; additional pay; money. Ireland, UK, regional, uncountable
"To steal a housewife's purse might mean that her children would have to go hungry; but what of that, if the flash young “dip” could gain admiration from his mates by boasting that he had “frisked a judy's cly and lifted a skinful of bunce”?"
- 2 a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) wordnet
- 1 To obtain money from, by trickery. archaic, slang, transitive
"In brief, you gentlemen who have been contributing to Charles Davis' salary have been bunced cleverly — if not cleverly, then completely. He has done less for more money than any other employe^([sic]) in the city."
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"To steal a housewife's purse might mean that her children would have to go hungry; but what of that, if the flash young “dip” could gain admiration from his mates by boasting that he had “frisked a judy's cly and lifted a skinful of bunce”?"
Etymology
Costermonger jargon bunts, perhaps from bonus.
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