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buck's night

buck's night noun: a party held for a man who is about to be married.

Noun

buck's night (plural buck's nights)

  1. (Australia) A party held for a man who is about to be married.
    • The bride's mother fanned her perspiring face with a serviette and the best man, who had been drinking solidly since the buck's night, threw up noisily behind a clump of lantana in the backyard.1994, Amanda Midlam, Muriel's Wedding, Penguin, →ISBN, page 1
    • Fort Arnott, it was a big week. He was soon to be married and a buck's night was held in his honour.2006, Murray Engleheart, AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll: The Ultimate Story of the World's Greatest Rock-and-Roll Band, Harper Entertainment, published 2008, →ISBN, page 257

Forms of buck's night

pluralbuck's nights

Questions about buck's night

What does buck's night mean?
Buck's night means a party held for a man who is about to be married.
What part of speech is buck's night?
Buck's night is a noun.
What is the plural of buck's night?
The plural of buck's night is buck's nights.

Words near buck's night in the dictionary

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  2. buck's fizz
  3. Buck's Fizzes
  4. buck's horn plantain
  5. buck's horn plantains
  6. buck's night
  7. buck's party
  8. buck's-horn
  9. buck-and-wing
  10. buck-and-wings
  11. buck-basket

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