bucks

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/bʌks/

Definition of bucks

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Buckinghamshire (in postal addresses).
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name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Buckinghamshire (in postal addresses).
  2. A surname from German.
  3. (alt-of, 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.””
    “Student baristas quit for school–year, desperate folk / No experience, so two weeks’ training at Bucks / no pay / Ten eight-hour shifts, odd hours / odd days / trying to stay out of / everyone’s way / Carle Place, I know”
    “You want me to grab you coffee? I was going to stop at Bucks since it’s a treat day for us.”

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of buck
  2. (plural, plural-only)Casual Oxford shoes made of buckskin, often white or a neutral color.

verb

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

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Etymology

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

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