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buckism

buckism noun: the quality of being a young buck; adventurous high spirits.

Noun

buckism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The quality of being a young buck; adventurous high spirits.
    • His mode of dissipating time, and defying the statutes to which he had sworn obedience, was in the true style of university buckism.1811, The Scourge; or Monthly expositor, of imposture and folly, page 91

Origin of buckism

From buck + -ism.

Questions about buckism

What does buckism mean?
Buckism means the quality of being a young buck; adventurous high spirits.
What part of speech is buckism?
Buckism is a noun.

Words near buckism in the dictionary

  1. Buckinghamshire
  2. buckings
  3. buckish
  4. buckishly
  5. buckishness
  6. buckism
  7. buckjump
  8. buckjump rider
  9. buckjump riders
  10. buckjumped
  11. buckjumper

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