Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buckism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buck-ism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being a young buck; adventurous high spirits.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His mode of dissipating time, and defying the statutes to which he had sworn obedience, was in the true style of university buckism."

Etymology

From buck + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: buck

Usage

Questions

What does buckism mean?: The quality of being a young buck; adventurous high spirits.
Where does buckism come from?: From buck + -ism.

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