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verb

• to focus; to perform hard, serious work.

  Sorry I've got to leave the party. I need to buckle down and look for a new job.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to accomplish, work hard.

  Last edited on Aug 13 2019. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 13 2019.

• completely naked. Sometimes "butt naked" is used, albeit incorrectly. "Buck" and "butt" sound fairly similar.
  • See more words with the same meaning: naked, unclothed, to disrobe.

  Last edited on Jun 09 2003. Submitted by Karen W. on Jun 09 2003.

• form of address for a male child.

  Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

noun

• someone who is less than clever; "moron"; "dimwit".

  Good job, buckshot!

  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.

  Last edited on May 06 2013. Submitted by Alice from New Orleans, LA, USA on Dec 09 2002.

• Used by some African American people in describing African American hair that is really short and uncared for. "She's got buckshots on her head."

  Last edited on Dec 29 2020. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 29 2020.

• to masturbate.

  Lonely men often buck the slobbering donkey.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to masturbate.

  Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by William E. from Dallas, TX, USA on Nov 24 2002.

verb

• to cheer up.

  Buck up, sweet lips.

  Last edited on Apr 29 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

• to act in a buck wild manner. act crazy, uncivilized. We typically use it as the third adjective in on of our favorite sayings: "He was stylin', profilin' and buckwilin' last night."

  He was buckwilin' at the party last night.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to act wild, strange, crazy.

  Last edited on Jan 25 2002. Submitted by Ralph M. from Charlotte, NC, USA on Jan 25 2002.