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* A colloquialism for a
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* An adult male animal in some species - see
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Goat buck The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bo ...
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Deer buck A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family). Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) an ...
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Sheep buck Sheep (: sheep) or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus ''Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to dom ...
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Derby shoe A derby ( , ; also called gibson) is a style of boot or shoe characterized by quarters, with shoelace eyelets, that are sewn on top of the vamp.
s, nicknamed "bucks" in modern colloquial English, for the common use of buckskin in their making


Arts and entertainment

* BUCK, a ''My Little Pony'' fan convention in Manchester, UK * Buck, someone who excels in the
krump Krumping is a type of dance culture that evolved through African-American street dancing popularized in the United States during the early 2000s, characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement. The people who origi ...
dance style * ''Buck'' (film), a 2011 documentary * ''Buck'' (magazine), a defunct UK publication (2008–2011) * '' Buck: A Memoir'', a 2013 book by MK Asante


Companies

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Buck (design company) Buck (stylized in all caps) is a company of directors, producers, creative technologists, digital artists, graphic designers, illustrators, and animators creating media for advertising, technology, and entertainment clients. Buck's offices are ...
, a design-driven creative commercial production company *
Buck (human resources consulting company) Buck (formerly Buck Consultants) is a global HR benefits and human resource consulting firm based in New York City. On April 3, 2023, the company was acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. History Founded as an actuarial firm in New York City in ...
, a human resources consulting company *
Buck Knives Buck Knives is an American knife brand and manufacturer founded in San Diego, California in 1947 as H.H. Buck and Son, and now located in Post Falls, Idaho. Company founder and family patriarch Hoyt Buck made his first knife in 1902, but did no ...
, an American knife manufacturer


Fictional characters

* Buck, a character in the 2004 American animated Western musical comedy movie ''
Home on the Range "Home on the Range" ( Roud No. 3599) is an American folk song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. Dr. Brewster M. Higley (also spelled Highley) of Smith County, Kansas, wrote the lyrics as the poem "My Western Hom ...
'' * Buck, a character in the film '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'' (2003) * Buck, the canine central character of the 1903 novel ''
The Call of the Wild ''The Call of the Wild'' is an adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. ...
'' (with later adaptations in other media) * Buck, the family dog on the television series '' Married... with Children'' (1987–1997) * Buck, a horse in the film ''
Home on the Range "Home on the Range" ( Roud No. 3599) is an American folk song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. Dr. Brewster M. Higley (also spelled Highley) of Smith County, Kansas, wrote the lyrics as the poem "My Western Hom ...
'' (2004) * Buck, a main character in the video game ''
187 Ride or Die ''187 Ride or Die'' is a 2005 urban street racing vehicular combat video game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in late August 2005 in North America and Europe. A port for the PlayStation Portabl ...
'' (2005) * Buck, Tuck Turtle's cousin in the animated television series ''
Wonder Pets ''Wonder Pets!'' is an American animated musical children's television series produced by Little Airplane Productions. The series follows a trio of classroom pets—Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck, and Ming-Ming Duckling—who use teamwork ...
'' (2006–2013) * Buck, a weasel in the animated film '' Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' (2009) * Buck, Arlo's triplet sibling in the animated film ''
The Good Dinosaur ''The Good Dinosaur'' is a 2015 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream, from a screenplay written by Meg Le ...
'' (2015) * Buck Cannon, in the television series ''
The High Chaparral ''The High Chaparral'' is an American Western action-adventure drama television series that aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971, starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell. The series was made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Produc ...
'' (1967–1971) * Buck Cluck, Chicken Little's father in the animated film '' Chicken Little'' (2005) * Buck Grangerford, a character in the 1884 novel ''
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' is a picaresque novel by American author Mark Twain that was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, th ...
'' (with later adaptations in other media) * Buck Huckster, a character in the animated television series ''
Beverly Hills Teens ''Beverly Hills Teens'' is an animated children's television program produced by DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the United States from September 21, 1987 through December 1 ...
'' (1987) * Buck Laughlin, a character in the film '' Best in Show'' (2000) *
Buck Mulligan Malachi Roland St. John "Buck" Mulligan is a fictional character in James Joyce's 1922 novel '' Ulysses''. He appears most prominently in episode 1 (" Telemachus"), and is the subject of the novel's famous first sentence: "Stately, plump Buck Mu ...
, a character in James Joyce's 1922 novel ''Ulysses'' * Buck O'Brien, protagonist in the film ''
Chuck & Buck ''Chuck & Buck'' is a 2000 American black comedy drama film directed by Miguel Arteta and produced by Matthew Greenfield. It was written by and starred Mike White in the leading role. Arteta, Greenfield, and White met and first collaborated at ...
'' (2000) *
Buck Rogers Buck Rogers is a science fiction adventure hero and feature comic strip created by Philip Francis Nowlan first appearing in daily American newspapers on January 7, 1929, and subsequently appearing in Sunday newspapers, international newspapers, b ...
, a science fiction hero introduced in a 1929 comic strip (with later adaptations in other media) * Buck Russell, the title character in the film ''
Uncle Buck ''Uncle Buck'' is a 1989 American comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. It stars John Candy and Amy Madigan with Jean Louisa Kelly, Laurie Metcalf, Jay Underwood, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, Elaine Bromka, and Garrett M. B ...
'' (1989) * Buck Tuddrussel, a character in the animated television series ''
Time Squad ''Time Squad'' is an American animated television series created by Dave Wasson for Cartoon Network and the tenth of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. It follows the adventures of Otto Osworth, Buck Tuddrussel, and the robot Larry 3000, a trio of ...
'' (2001–2003) * Buck Turgidson, a general in the film ''
Dr. Strangelove ''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'' (known simply and more commonly as ''Dr. Strangelove'') is a 1964 political satire black comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is loosely ...
'' (1964) *
Cameron "Buck" Williams This is a list of characters in the ''Left Behind'' novel series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Suhail Akbar Suhail Akbar is a supporting antagonist in the ''Left Behind'' series. A native of Pakistan, he is a prominent member of the ...
, a reporter introduced in 1995 in the ''Left Behind'' multimedia franchise * Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck, a character introduced to the ''Halo'' franchise in the video game '' Halo 3: ODST'' (2009) * Joe Buck, title character in the 1965 novel ''
Midnight Cowboy ''Midnight Cowboy'' is a 1969 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted by Waldo Salt from the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy. The film stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, with supporting roles played by Sylvia Miles, J ...
'' (with later adaptations in other media) *
Sergeant Buck Frobisher ''Due South'' is a Canadian crime series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano (seasons 1–2), Gordon Pinsent, Beau Starr, Catherine Bruhier, Ca ...
, on the television series ''Due South'' (1994–1999) *
Buck Strickland ''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels. The main characters are Hank Hill, Peggy Hill, Bobby Hill, Dale Gribble, Bill Dauterive, Jeff Boomhauer, Luanne Platter, Nancy Gribble, Joseph Gribble, ...
, Hank's manager in ''King of The Hill'' (1997–2009)


People

* Buck (nickname), people nicknamed Buck * Buck (surname), a list of people


First name

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Buck Ellison Buck Ellison (born 1987) is an American visual artist, known for his photography. He lives and works in Los Angeles. Biography Buck Ellison was born in 1987 in San Francisco, California. He received a BA degree in German literature from Columbia ...
(born 1987), American artist * Buck Pierce (born 1981), Canadian football quarterback


Stage and ring names

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Buck 65 Richard Terfry (born March 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian alternative hip hop rapper. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country ...
, Canadian hip hop artist Richard Terfry *
Buck Angel Buck Angel (born June 5, 1962) is an American sex educator and former pornographic film actor and producer. He founded the media production company Buck Angel Entertainment. Angel is a transgender man. Angel served on the board of directors o ...
, American trans man, adult film producer and performer Jake Miller (born 1972) *
Buck Dharma Donald Roeser (born November 12, 1947), known professionally as Buck Dharma, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the sole constant member of hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult since the group's formation in 1967. He wrote and ...
, American guitarist Donald Roeser (born 1947) *
Buck Henry Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman; December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020) was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. Henry's contributions to film included his work as a co-writer for Mike Nichols's ''The Graduate'' (1967) for which he re ...
, American actor, writer, and director Henry Zuckerman (1930–2020) *
Buck Jones Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones. Early life, milit ...
, American film actor Charles Gebhart (1891–1942) *
Buck Owens Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the frontman for The Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' country music chart. He pioneered what came ...
, American singer and guitarist Alvis Owens Jr. (1929–2006) *
Young Buck David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He signed with Birdman's Cash Money Records in 1997, formed the hip hop collective UTP with Juvenile and Soulja Slim in 2000, and j ...
, American rapper David Darnell Brown (born 1981)


Ring names

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Bunkhouse Buck James "Jimmy" Golden (born August 1, 1950) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bunkhouse Buck. He also appeared in WWE as Jack Swagger Sr. A me ...
, American professional wrestler James Golden (born 1950) *
Buck Quartermain Jason Seguine (born July 24, 1967) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler known by his ring name Buck Quartermain. He has worked for WWE, World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Champ ...
and Buck Q, American professional wrestler Jason Seguine (born 1967) *
Buck Zumhofe Eugene Otto "Buck" Zumhofe (born March 21, 1951) is a convicted sex offender and former American professional wrestler better known as "The King of Rock n' Roll" Buck Zumhofe.https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1732012/infamous-wrestlers-rotting-in-pr ...
, an American professional wrestler Eugene Otto Zumhofe (born 1951)


Places in the United States

* Buck Creek (disambiguation) *
Buck, Pennsylvania Buck is an unincorporated community in East Drumore Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania Route 272 Pennsylvania Route 272 (PA 272) is a highway in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the Lancaster, Pennsylvani ...
, an unincorporated community *
Buck Township, Hardin County, Ohio Buck Township is one of the fifteen civil township, townships of Hardin County, Ohio, Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 2,391. Geography Located in the southern center of the ...
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Buck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Buck Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 378, making it the least populous township in the county. History The area was first settled in the 1780s by John Nagle. The fi ...


Other uses

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Buck (cocktail) A buck is a cocktail that is made with ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and any of a number of base liquors. Buck cocktails are sometimes called "mules" due to the popularity of a vodka buck that is known as a Moscow mule. History The b ...
, an alcoholic mixed drink * Buck (crater), on the planet Venus *
Buck (software) Buck is a multi-language build system developed and used by Meta Platforms, Inc. It was designed for building small, reusable modules consisting of code and resources within a monorepo. It supports many programming languages, including C++, Swift ...
, software for building other software *
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, a converter used to decrease (buck) DC voltage. * , several United States Navy ships


See also

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Bucking Bucking is a movement performed by an animal in which it lowers its head and raises its hindquarters into the air while kicking out with the hind legs. It is most commonly seen in herbivores such as equines, cattle, deer, goats, and sheep. Most ...
, a movement by a horse when the animal kicks out with both hind legs * Bucks (disambiguation) * Bucky (disambiguation) * Buk (disambiguation) * {{disambig, geo