"buckeen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buckeens [plural]
Etymology: From Irish boicín, the diminutive of boc. Equivalent to buck + -een. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|boicín}} Irish boicín, {{affix|en|buck|-een}} buck + -een Head templates: {{en-noun}} buckeen (plural buckeens)
  1. (Ireland, historical) a poor young man of the lower Anglo-Irish gentry who aspires to the habits and dress of the wealthy. Tags: Ireland, historical

Inflected forms

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