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buck⋅o

  [buhk-oh]
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–noun, plural buck⋅oes.
1. Chiefly Irish English. young fellow; chap; young companion.
2. British Slang. a swaggering fellow.
Origin:
1880–85; buck 1 + -o
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buck·o   (bŭk'ō)   
n.   pl. buck·oes or buck·os

  1. A blustering or bossy person.

  2. Irish A young man; a lad.


[Alteration of buck1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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