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Bucks

American  
[buhks] / bʌks /

noun

  1. another name for Buckinghamshire.

Bucks British  
/ bʌks /

abbreviation

  1. Buckinghamshire

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Do you have a story suggestion for Beds, Herts or Bucks?

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Elsewhere, Milwaukee's Ousmane Dieng starred against his former team as the Bucks beat the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder 110-93.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Artefacts from the Wendover Saxon cemetery, where 122 graves were unearthed, will soon go on display for the first time at a Discover Bucks Museum exhibition.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

And the Washington Wizards triumphed 109-99 over the Milwaukee Bucks, who were without the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo -- subject of frenzied trade speculation ahead of next week's deadline.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

And he really couldn’t figure out why Mr. Big Bucks Ballard was only going to give him a salary that was barely half of what Ernie Eco had promised.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

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