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keep it a buck

keep it a buck verb: to be real, honest, truthful.

Verb

keep it a buck (third-person singular simple present keeps it a buck, present participle keeping it a buck, simple past and past participle kept it a buck)

  1. (US, slang) To be real, honest, truthful.

Synonyms of keep it a buck

Forms of keep it a buck

third-person singular presentkeeps it a buck
present participlekeeping it a buck
past participlekept it a buck
pastkept it a buck
alternative formkeep it a buck fifty

Questions about keep it a buck

What does keep it a buck mean?
Keep it a buck means to be real, honest, truthful.
What part of speech is keep it a buck?
Keep it a buck is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep it a buck?
The past tense of keep it a buck is kept it a buck.

Words near keep it a buck in the dictionary

  1. keep in mind
  2. keep in mine
  3. keep in with
  4. keep it 100
  5. keep it a bean
  6. keep it a buck
  7. keep it a buck fifty
  8. keep it a stack
  9. keep it between the ditches
  10. keep it in one's pants
  11. keep it in the family

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