bucko

American

[buhk-oh] / ˈbʌk oʊ /

noun

Chiefly Irish English. young fellow; chap; young companion.
British Slang. a swaggering fellow.

bucko British

/ ˈbʌkəʊ /

noun

a lively young fellow: often a term of address

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Inflected Forms

noun

buckoes

plural

Etymology

Origin of bucko

First recorded in 1880–85; buck ¹ + -o

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