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* A colloquialism for a
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* An adult male animal in some species - see
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- e.g.: ** Goat buck ** Deer buck ** Sheep buck * Derby shoes, 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 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

* Buck (design company), a design-driven creative commercial production company * Buck (human resources consulting company), 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'' * 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'' (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'' (2004) * Buck, a main character in the video game '' 187 Ride or Die'' (2005) * Buck, Tuck Turtle's cousin in the animated television series '' Wonder Pets'' (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'' (2015) * Buck Cannon, in the television series '' The High Chaparral'' (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'' (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'' (1989) * Buck Tuddrussel, a character in the animated television series '' Time Squad'' (2001–2003) * Buck Turgidson, a general in the film '' Dr. Strangelove'' (1964) * Cameron "Buck" Williams, 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, on the television series ''Due South'' (1994–1999) * Buck Strickland, Hank's manager in ''King of The Hill'' (1997–2009)


People

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


First name

* Buck Ellison (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, American trans man, adult film producer and performer Jake Miller (born 1972) * Buck Dharma, 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, 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

* Bunkhouse Buck, American professional wrestler James Golden (born 1950) * Buck Quartermain 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, 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 ...
* Buck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania


Other uses

* Buck (cocktail), an alcoholic mixed drink * Buck (crater), on the planet Venus * Buck (software), 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