bucko
Chiefly Irish English. young fellow; chap; young companion.
British Slang. a swaggering fellow.
Origin of bucko
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How to use bucko in a sentence
The captain is a hard nut and the mates are both of the ‘bucko’ type.
Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey RalphsonMcCune, from the supposed security of the foretop-gallant yard, had cursed him for a black-hearted bucko.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandPaul was a "white water bucko" and rode water so rough it would tear an ordinary man in two to drink out of the river.
The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan | W. B. LaugheadI may be a bucko, and I may be drunk to-night, but I know a man when I see one.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandMy bucko Bill, you're right now picked for the drive, an' I'll see to it myself that you git yourn in the river.
The Promise | James B. Hendryx
British Dictionary definitions for bucko
/ (ˈbʌkəʊ) /
Irish a lively young fellow: often a term of address
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