buckeen

noun

buck·​een

ˌbəˈkēn

plural -s

chiefly Irish

: a rather shabby young dandy

after college he lived for some years the life of a buckeen

—W. M. Thackeray

Word History

Etymology

buck entry 1 + -een

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