bucko

American  

[buhk-oh] / ˈbʌk oʊ /

noun

plural

buckoes

1. Chiefly Irish English. young fellow; chap; young companion.

2. British Slang. a swaggering fellow.

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bucko British  

/ ˈbʌkəʊ /

noun

1. a lively young fellow: often a term of address

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Etymology

Origin of bucko

First recorded in 1880–85; buck ¹ + -o

Example Sentences

Reb's "future Scotsman" is a fairly fantastic bucko named Jack, who believed himself to be an Irishman until he was 20 and played the part to the Abbey Theater hilt.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's about a lovable but deplorable young Midlands bucko back in England's border-war time, a good tale withal but not on the same counter with mature Kaye- Smithiana.

From Time Magazine Archive

Where now are the bucko mates of yesteryear?

From Time Magazine Archive

That’s where he slipped you the sparklers, old bucko!

From Doors of the Night by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)

If I shipped, I should be famous the world around as the fellow who feared neither God, nor Devil, nor Yankee Swope and his bucko mates!

From The Blood Ship by Springer, Norman