half buck


nounSlang.
  1. a half dollar; the sum of 50 cents.

Origin of half buck

1
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
  • Also half-a-buck [haf-uh-buhk, hahf-]. /ˈhæf əˈbʌk, ˈhɑf-/.

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