"buck's night" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buck's nights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} buck's night (plural buck's nights)
  1. (Australia) A party held for a man who is about to be married. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-buck's_night-en-noun-Q9zVpX9L Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2006, Murray Engleheart, AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll: The Ultimate Story of the World's Greatest Rock-and-Roll Band, Harper Entertainment, published 2008, →ISBN, page 257:",
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