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]
],
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"type": "example"
}
],
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"Synonym of buck (“a dollar”)"
],
"links": [
[
"buck",
"buck#English"
],
[
"dollar",
"dollar"
]
],
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"(US, slang) Synonym of buck (“a dollar”)"
],
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{
"word": "buckaroonie"
},
{
"word": "smackeroo"
},
{
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"synonym",
"synonym-of"
],
"word": "buck"
}
],
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"US",
"slang"
]
}
],
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"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌbʌkəˈɹu/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
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{
"rhymes": "-uː"
}
],
"word": "buckaroo"
}
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