bucks
/bʌks/
bucks is the plural of buck.
bucks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of buck.
Meaning of buck
Noun
buck (plural bucks)
- A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo.
- An uncastrated sheep, a ram.
- An antelope of either sex; compare with Afrikaans bok.
- There are all kinds of game in the valley, and you are unlucky if you do not see a giraffe or an ostrich, or at least a herd of buck.1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 265-266
- The sound made by a chicken.
- A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man.
- Swankey of the Body Guard himself, that dangerous youth, and the greatest buck of all the Indian army now on leave, was one day discovered by Major Dobbin tête-à-tête with Amelia, and describing the sport of pig-sticking to her with great humour and eloquence […]1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 60, in Vanity Fair
- A fop or dandy.
- This pusillanimous creature thinks himself, and would be thought, a buck.1808, Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Connoisseur: The British Essayists, volume 32, page 93
- Synonyms:
- macaroni, popinjay, barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dike
Noun
bucks pl (plural only)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Bucks
Bucks
- Abbreviation of Buckinghamshire (in postal addresses).
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Bucks
Bucks (plural Buckses)
- A surname from German.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Bucks
Bucks
- Alternative form of 'Bucks (“Starbucks”).
- As cliché as it might seem, Starbucks is one of my favorite places to strike up conversations with random strangers. (Why do you think this book is called The Coffeehouse Gospel?) I’ve met some of the most interesting people while sitting, reading, writing, and drinking at “Bucks.”2004, Matthew Paul Turner, “The Life of a Missionary”, in The Coffeehouse Gospel: Sharing Your Faith in Everyday Conversation, Lake Mary, Fla.: Relevant Books, →ISBN, page 57
- What led these three Starbucks drinkers to commit murder? […] Back to the café that links them all. / “OK, OK—what about Starbucks?” I ask. “Guilty?” / “Wait, what’s the charge?” / “Crimes against Tokyo, I guess.” / “Not guilty. Got to say, I think Bucks has done more good than evil…” […]...2017, Hideo Furukawa, translated by David Boyd, “Chronicle: 2000”, in Slow Boat: A Slow Boat to China RMX, London: Pushkin Press, →ISBN, pages 114–115
Forms of bucks
| plural | Buckses |
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Origin of bucks
Probably an altered spelling of German Buchs or a patronymic form of Buck.
Words formed from bucks
Phrases with bucks
Words that rhyme with bucks
Questions about bucks
- What does bucks mean?
- Bucks means casual Oxford shoes made of buckskin, often white or a neutral color.
- What is bucks the plural of?
- Bucks is the plural of buck.
- What part of speech is bucks?
- Bucks can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bucks?
- Bucks is pronounced /bʌks/.
Words near bucks in the dictionary
Source and license
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