buckeen

buckeen
[bʌ'ki:n]
noun historical a poor but aspiring young man of the lower Anglo-Irish gentry.

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  • buckeen — I. ˌbəˈkēn noun ( s) Etymology: buck (I) + een chiefly Irish : a rather shabby young dandy after college he lived for some years the life of a buckeen W.M.Thackeray II. noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • buckeen — buck·een …   English syllables

  • buckeen — /bʌˈkin/ (say bu keen) noun (in Ireland) a young man of the middle class or lower aristocracy who copies the habits of wealthier people. {buck1 (def. 4) + Irish English een (Irish Gaelic ín) diminutive suffix} …  

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