What does buck's night mean?

buck's night

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

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noun

A party held for a man who is about to be married.

Australian usage

"The bride's mother fanned her perspiring face with a serviette and the best man, who had been drinking solidly since the buck's night, threw up noisily behind a clump of lantana in the backyard."
"Fort Arnott, it was a big week. He was soon to be married and a buck's night was held in his honour."
"My best man, Joe, had to be held up by his wife during the ceremony because he was still smashed after our buck's night the evening before."

buck's nights (plural)

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