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Bucks¹

Rhymes with -ʌks

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Buckinghamshire (in postal addresses).

Bucks²

Where it comes from

Probably an altered spelling of German Buchs or a patronymic form of Buck.

proper noun Buckses

  1. A surname from German.

Bucks³

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of 'Bucks (“Starbucks”). As cliché as it might seem, Starbucks is one of my favorite places to strike up conversations with random strangers. (Why do you think this book is called The Coffeehouse Gospel?) I’ve met some of the most interesting people while sitting, reading, writing, and drinking at “Bucks.”

bucks⁴

  • /bʌks/

Rhymes with -ʌks

noun

  1. plural plural of buck

noun

  1. plural, plural only Casual Oxford shoes made of buckskin, often white or a neutral color.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of buck

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: clam, horse, sawbuck, sawhorse, hitch, shoot, tear, shoot down, jerk, vaulting horse, protrusive, low-level, subordinate, go against, dollar bill, charge

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Chicago

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@misc{bucks_2026,
  title = {bucks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bucks},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}