half buck
noun Slang.
a half dollar; the sum of 50 cents.
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Also half-a-buck [haf-uh-buhk, hahf-] /ˈhæf əˈbʌk, ˈhɑf-/.
Origin of half buck
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
Words nearby half buck
half binding, half blood, half board, half boot, half brother, half buck, half cadence, half cent, half cock, half crown, half deck
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