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buck fever

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noun
  1. nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter upon the approach of game.
  2. any nervous excitement preceding a new experience.

Origin of buck fever

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Related Words for buck fever

freeze, aphonia, butterflies, mutism

Examples from the Web for buck fever

Historical Examples of buck fever

  • As the bull entered the opening, I was as near an attack of buck-fever as ever before.

  • Most people get a touch of the buck-fever the first time they try to shoot a wild animal.

British Dictionary definitions for buck fever

buck fever

noun
  1. nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game
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