Buck

n.

Heard in Roscommon, Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Offaly

A young male.

In use

Bridie: "I was tippin' a young buck last night Maggie who I thought was a fine bit of schtuff but when I met him today had a head like a sandblasted tomato!!!" Maggie: "'Tis true what dey say Bridie, beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder!"

Posh English

I was chatting up a dashing young fellow last evening whom I thought quite a catch, but upon daylight inspection he possessed a countenance resembling a severely bruised tomato.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Buck scatteredTo be in a state of extreme intoxication due to over consumption of alcohol. Normally…
  • Buck setA set dance in which all the participants are male.
  • Balls like a buck rabbitPossessing exceptionally large testicles.
  • Buck daftA moment of utter madness or stupidity.
  • Buck huueeyThe friend who inevitably vomits on a night out; also the act of vomiting.
  • Buck jumpsIn quick, lively bounds.