bucked

[ buhkt ]

/ bʌkt /

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adjective British Informal.

happy; elated.

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Origin of bucked

First recorded in 1905–10; buck² + -ed²

Her parents were told to institutionalize her, but thankfully, they bucked the conventional advice.
The Most Inspiring Bits of Temple Grandin’s Reddit AMA|Emily Shire|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bloom, of course, both started and bucked the trend with How to Read and Why.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature|Malcolm Forbes|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Born a peasant, she bucked the system, donned armor to save her country, and paid for those choices with her life.
‘Slut, Bitch, Dyke’—Joan of Arc and the Modern Military Woman|Mariette Kalinowski|August 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The academic field is famously hostile to believers and Aslan has bucked that worldview.
Jesus Needs Reza Aslan, Author of 'Zealot'|Kirsten Powers|August 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Mr. Kagan resigned the deanship in April 1992, lobbing a parting bomb at the faculty that bucked his administration.
Donald Kagan on Western Civilization|David Frum|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The sailors would just as soon I had left out that remark about the enemy being bucked up by the retreat of our battleships.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
I wanted her to switch some papers on young Mr. Houston for me, and she bucked against it.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper
She took the spark finely, and was apparently in as good shape as before she had "bucked" with Perry.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends|Stanley R. Matthews
"You look quite bucked up now," said Wilkins, as he pulled out a chair beside a marble-topped table.
Isle o' Dreams|Frederick F. Moore
They bucked away till noon with discouraging results, and came in with their gear smashed and a driving-rod fractured.
The Nerve of Foley|Frank H. Spearman