buckeen
buckeen · buckeens
A poor young man of the lower Anglo-Irish gentry who aspires to the habits and dress…A poor young man of the lower Anglo-Irish gentry who aspires to the habits and dress of the wealthy.
Meaning
1 senses(Ireland, historical)A poor young man of the lower Anglo-Irish gentry who aspires to the habits and dress of the wealthy.
Origin
From Irish boicín, the diminutive of boc. Equivalent to buck + -een.From Irish boicín, the diminutive of boc. Equivalent to buck + -een.
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