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

Captain Candage seemed to be having some trouble in keeping up his r�le of a bucko shipmaster; he shifted his eyes from Mayo's scowl and surveyed his daughter with uncertainty while he scratched his ear.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman

To keep them in hand requires both imagination and the direct methods of a bucko mate on a whaler.

From With the French in France and Salonika by Davis, Richard Harding