buckish

American  

[buhk-ish] / ˈbʌk ɪʃ /

adjective

1. impetuous; dashing.

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Other Word Forms

• buckishly adverb
• buckishness noun

Etymology

Origin of buckish

First recorded in 1505–15; buck ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

The verb hang out, meaning to spend time or live, is attested in this 1811 "dictionary of Buckish Slang".

From The Guardian

I like something more buckish.

From Project Gutenberg

Footnote 11: The established word for shirt-collar in Germany is the very odd one of Vater-m�rder, literally "Father-killers;" and they are said to have acquired this name from an anecdote manufactured on their first introduction, in order to ridicule their extravagant size and stiffness, as worn by buckish young men.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a lovely sweet fire in the chimney, and the buckish young bricklayer was there sitting before it, with a face like a full moon at the rising, and a yard-and-a-half backey-pipe sticking out of the middle of it.

From Project Gutenberg

Tom Nagle thanked his worship, and the buckish young bricklayer was held to bail.

From Project Gutenberg