buckism

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noun

The quality of being a young buck; adventurous high spirits.

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Meanings

nounbuckism (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe quality of being a young buck; adventurous high spirits.

    His mode of dissipating time, and defying the statutes to which he had sworn obedience, was in the true style of university buckism.

    1811, The Scourge; or Monthly expositor, of imposture and folly, page 91

Origin

From buck + -ism.

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APA

buckism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckism

MLA

“buckism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buckism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckism.

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