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keeping it a buck

keeping it a buck is the present participle and gerund of keep it a buck.

Meaning of keep it a buck

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.

Questions about keeping it a buck

What is keeping it a buck the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping it a buck is the present participle and gerund of keep it a buck.

Words near keeping it a buck in the dictionary

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

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