buck

  • 81buck — I Australian Slang 1. resist obstinately; object strongly: to buck at improvements ; 2. have sexual intercourse; 3. dollar; $1 II Jamaican Slang Glossary To accidentally bump into; to meet by chance. III South African Slang Origin: Slang… …

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  • 82buck — [OE] Old English had two related words which have coalesced into modern English buck: bucca ‘male goat’ and buc ‘male deer’. Both go back to a prehistoric Germanic stem *buk , and beyond that probably to an Indo European source. The 18th century… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 83buck — n 1. American a dollar. A buckhorn knife handle was used apparently as a counter in 19th century card games and buck skins were earlier traded and used as a unit of exchange in North America. 2. a young male gang member. A term adopted by British …

    Contemporary slang

  • 84buck up — be strong, be positive    Buck up, my friend. You will soon be finished with exams …

    English idioms

  • 85buck up — informal don t worry, I ll buck up soon Syn: cheer up, perk up, take heart, pick up, bounce back …

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  • 86buck — [bʌk] noun [C] 1) American informal a dollar 2) a male deer See: doe • pass the buck to make someone else deal with something that you should take responsibility for[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 87buck — 1. n. one dollar. That costs two bucks. 2. v. go against; resist; make a difference choice. Don t buck the trend, you ll look silly …

    English slang

  • 88buck — brinkinimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Brinkstančios medžiagos laikymas brinkiklyje. atitikmenys: angl. bocking; bowking; buck rus. бучение …

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  • 89buck — [OE] Old English had two related words which have coalesced into modern English buck: bucca ‘male goat’ and buc ‘male deer’. Both go back to a prehistoric Germanic stem *buk , and beyond that probably to an Indo European source. The 18th century… …

    Word origins

  • 90buck —    Technically, a buck is a male deer (or the male of several other species), but the word has been applied to men in various senses since at least the eighteenth century. It can mean a spirited young man, or one who is a dandy. It has the former …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address