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buck fever

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noun

nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter upon the approach of game.

any nervous excitement preceding a new experience.

Origin of buck fever

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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.
American Big-Game Hunting
Various
Most people get a touch of the buck-fever the first time they try to shoot a wild animal.
The Trail of The Badger
Sidford F. Hamp

British Dictionary definitions for buck fever

buck fever

noun

nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game

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